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好いとこ取り

see styles
 yoitokodori
    よいとこどり
(exp,n,vs) focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)

Variations:

女の子奴

 hi(婢); menokoyatsuko
    ひ(婢); めのこやつこ
(1) (archaism) female slave; (2) (ひ only) female servant; housemaid

Variations:
小店
小見世

 shouten(小店); komise / shoten(小店); komise
    しょうてん(小店); こみせ
(1) little shop; small shop; small store; (2) (しょうてん only) (humble language) my shop; (3) (こみせ only) (hist) low class whorehouse in Yoshiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; (4) (こみせ only) passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)

Variations:
尺縑
尺けん

 sekken
    せっけん
(1) small amount of silk (i.e. only one foot of cloth); (2) unimportant painting; trivial work of art

Variations:


曲輪

 kuruwa; kaku(廓, 郭)
    くるわ; かく(廓, 郭)
(1) district; quarter; (2) enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; (3) red-light district; (pref,suf) (4) (廓 only) wide and empty

Variations:
建て坪
建坪

 tatetsubo
    たてつぼ
(See 坪・1,延べ坪,地坪) floor space (esp. of the ground floor only); floorage

Variations:
弓なり
弓形

 yuminari; yumigata(弓形); kyuukei(弓形) / yuminari; yumigata(弓形); kyuke(弓形)
    ゆみなり; ゆみがた(弓形); きゅうけい(弓形)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) bow shape; arc; arch; (2) (ゆみがた, きゅうけい only) {math} segment (of a circle)

Variations:
張り扇
張扇

 harisen; hariougi / harisen; hariogi
    はりせん; はりおうぎ
(1) paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling; (2) (はりせん only) (See ハリセン) paper fan used in slapstick comedy

強扭的瓜不甜


强扭的瓜不甜

see styles
qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián
    qiang3 niu3 de5 gua1 bu4 tian2
ch`iang niu te kua pu t`ien
    chiang niu te kua pu tien
lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom); fig. if something is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen

成唯識寶生論


成唯识宝生论

see styles
chéng wéi shì bǎo shēng lùn
    cheng2 wei2 shi4 bao3 sheng1 lun4
ch`eng wei shih pao sheng lun
    cheng wei shih pao sheng lun
 Jō yuishiki hōshō ron
Jewel-Arising Treatise on Setting Forth Consciousness-only

成唯識論宗要


成唯识论宗要

see styles
chéng wéi shí lùn zōng yào
    cheng2 wei2 shi2 lun4 zong1 yao4
ch`eng wei shih lun tsung yao
    cheng wei shih lun tsung yao
 Jō yuishikiron shūyō
Doctrinal Essentials of the Discourse on the Theory of Consciousness-only

Variations:

 to
    と
(1) (戸 only) (See 扉・1) door (esp. Japanese-style); (2) shutter; window shutter; (3) (archaism) entrance (to a home); (4) (archaism) narrows

Variations:

 hi
    ひ
(n-adv,n-t) (1) (日 only) day; days; (n-adv,n-t) (2) sun; sunshine; sunlight; (n-adv,n-t) (3) (日 only) (as 〜した日には, 〜と来た日には, etc.) case (esp. unfortunate); event

Variations:

 mune
    むね
(1) principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar; (2) (旨 only) purport; gist; drift; meaning; (3) (旨 only) instructions; orders; intention; wishes

書き込み禁止

see styles
 kakikomikinshi
    かきこみきんし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) {comp} read-only

最近になって

see styles
 saikinninatte
    さいきんになって
(expression) only recently; just of late

Variations:

 asa(朝)(p); ashita
    あさ(朝)(P); あした
(n,adv) (1) morning; (2) (あさ only) breakfast; (3) (朝, あした only) (archaism) next morning

Variations:

 ki
    き
(1) tree; shrub; bush; (2) (木 only) wood; timber; (3) (木 only) (usu. written as 柝) wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

本の(rK)

 honno
    ほんの
(pre-noun adjective) (kana only) mere; only; just; slight

欲も得もない

see styles
 yokumotokumonai
    よくもとくもない
(expression) having thought for neither gain nor greed; only wanting to do something (thinking about nothing else)

Variations:
此れ式
是式

 koreshiki
    これしき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much

此方(rK)

 konata; konta(ok)
    こなた; こんた(ok)
(1) (こなた only) (kana only) (See こちら・1) this way; here; (2) (こなた only) (kana only) the person in question; he; she; him; her; (3) (こなた only) since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future); (pronoun) (4) (こなた only) me; (pronoun) (5) (kana only) you

Variations:
気付け
気付

 kizuke; kitsuke
    きづけ; きつけ
(suffix) (1) care of (e.g. address on letter); c-o; (2) (きつけ only) encouragement; bringing around; resuscitation; (3) (きつけ only) (abbreviation) (See 気付け薬) stimulant; tonic; restorative

Variations:
氷下魚
氷魚

 komai; komai
    こまい; コマイ
(1) (kana only) saffron cod (Eleginus gracilis); (2) (こまい only) (poetic term) fish caught under ice

Variations:

 shiru(汁)(p); tsuyu
    しる(汁)(P); つゆ
(n,n-suf) (1) juice; sap; (n,n-suf) (2) soup; broth; (3) (つゆ only) (dipping) sauce

Variations:

 oki
    おき
(1) open sea; (2) (沖 only) (abbreviation) (See 沖縄) Okinawa

Variations:

歿

 botsu
    ぼつ
(n,n-suf) (1) death; (2) (没 only) (abbreviation) (See ボツ,没書・ぼっしょ) rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); (prefix) (3) (没 only) lacking; without

Variations:
海神
綿津見

 kaijin; kaishin(海神); watatsumi; wadatsumi
    かいじん; かいしん(海神); わたつみ; わだつみ
(1) sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; (2) (わたつみ, わだつみ only) sea; ocean

Variations:
海老尾
蝦尾

 ebio; kairoubi(海老尾) / ebio; kairobi(海老尾)
    えびお; かいろうび(海老尾)
(1) (えびお only) goldfish with a shrimp-like tail; (2) head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)

漸う(rK)

 youyou / yoyo
    ようよう
(adverb) (1) (dated) (kana only) (See ようやく・1) finally; (adverb) (2) (dated) (kana only) (See ようやく・2) barely; narrowly; hardly; only just; (adverb) (3) (dated) (kana only) (See ようやく・3) gradually; little by little; by degrees

漸く(rK)

 youyaku / yoyaku
    ようやく
(adverb) (1) (kana only) finally; at last; (adverb) (2) (kana only) barely; narrowly; hardly; only just; (adverb) (3) (kana only) gradually; little by little; by degrees

然のみならず

see styles
 shikanominarazu
    しかのみならず
(conjunction) (kana only) not only ... but also; also

然る事ながら

see styles
 sarukotonagara
    さることながら
(expression) (kana only) It goes without saying; but not only that; but also ...

Variations:
燻る
燻ぶる

 kusuburu; fusuburu; iburu(燻ru)
    くすぶる; ふすぶる; いぶる(燻る)
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter; (v5r,vi) (2) (くすぶる, ふすぶる only) (kana only) to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; (v5r,vi) (3) (くすぶる only) (kana only) to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder; (v5r,vi) (4) (くすぶる, ふすぶる only) (kana only) to seclude oneself; (v5r,vi) (5) (くすぶる only) (kana only) to live in obscurity; to stay in the same level (of social position, circumstances, etc.)

狡い(rK)

 zurui(p); kosui; zurui; zurui(sk)
    ずるい(P); こすい; ズルイ; ズルい(sk)
(adjective) (1) (kana only) sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest; (adjective) (2) (こすい only) (kana only) miserly; mean; stingy

Variations:
現世
現し世

 gensei(現世); gense(現世); genze(現世)(ok); utsushiyo(ok) / gense(現世); gense(現世); genze(現世)(ok); utsushiyo(ok)
    げんせい(現世); げんせ(現世); げんぜ(現世)(ok); うつしよ(ok)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) {Buddh} (usu. げんせ) present world; present age; transient world; life; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (げんせい only) (See 完新世) recent epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)

現金掛値なし

see styles
 genkinkakenenashi
    げんきんかけねなし
(expression) cash only, prices as advertised

Variations:

 machi
    まち
(1) (esp. 町) town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; (2) (街 only) downtown; main street; (3) street; road

Variations:

 hatake(p); hata
    はたけ(P); はた
(1) field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; vegetable plot; kitchen garden; plantation; (n,suf) (2) (はたけ only) (ばたけ when suf) field (of specialization); sphere; area; (n,suf) (3) (はたけ only) (colloquialism) womb; birth; birthplace

Variations:
白物
白モノ

 shiromono(白物); shiromono(白mono); shiromono
    しろもの(白物); しろモノ(白モノ); シロモノ
(1) (abbreviation) (See 白物家電) white goods; large household electrical appliances; (2) (白物 only) (archaism) (secret language of court ladies) salt; tofu; white sake

Variations:
盛り花
盛花

 moribana; seika(盛花) / moribana; seka(盛花)
    もりばな; せいか(盛花)
(1) flower arrangement in a built-up style; (2) (もりばな only) (See 盛り塩) placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt; (3) (せいか only) seasonal peak of flowers

Variations:

 mekura(p); meshii(盲) / mekura(p); meshi(盲)
    めくら(P); めしい(盲)
(1) (sensitive word) blindness; blind person; (2) (めくら only) illiteracy; illiterate person; (3) (めくら only) ignorance; ignoramus

着の身着の侭

see styles
 kinomikinomama
    きのみきのまま
(expression) (with) only the clothes one happens to wear

着の身着の儘

see styles
 kinomikinomama
    きのみきのまま
(expression) (with) only the clothes one happens to wear

知る人ぞ知る

see styles
 shiruhitozoshiru
    しるひとぞしる
(expression) well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur

禁欲主義教育

see styles
 kinyokushugikyouiku / kinyokushugikyoiku
    きんよくしゅぎきょういく
abstinence-only sex education

Variations:
空書き
空書

 soragaki; kuusho(空書) / soragaki; kusho(空書)
    そらがき; くうしょ(空書)
(1) air writing; (2) (くうしょ only) spacial calligraphy (artform)

Variations:

 ryuu(p); tatsu; ryou / ryu(p); tatsu; ryo
    りゅう(P); たつ; りょう
(1) (See ドラゴン) dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); (2) naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; (3) (りゅう, りょう only) (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 竜王・りゅうおう・2) promoted rook

Variations:

 suji(p); suji
    すじ(P); スジ
(1) muscle; tendon; sinew; (2) vein; artery; (3) fiber; fibre; string; (4) line; stripe; streak; (5) (See 筋が通る) reason; logic; (6) plot; storyline; (7) lineage; descent; (8) school (e.g. of scholarship or arts); (9) aptitude; talent; (10) source (of information, etc.); circle; channel; (11) well-informed person (in a transaction); (12) logical move (in go, shogi, etc.); (13) {shogi} ninth vertical line; (14) seam on a helmet; (15) (abbreviation) (See 筋蒲鉾) gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.); (16) (archaism) social position; status; (n-suf,n,adj-no) (17) on (a river, road, etc.); along; (suf,ctr) (18) counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions; (suffix) (19) (筋 only) street (in Osaka); (suf,ctr) (20) (archaism) (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)

Variations:
紙花
紙纏頭

 kamibana; shika(紙花)
    かみばな; しか(紙花)
(1) (紙花 only) paper flower; (2) (紙花 only) decorative paper flower for a funeral; (3) (かみばな only) (archaism) (See 小菊・3) piece of paper given as a tip in a red-light district (that can later be exchanged for money)

Variations:
綿抜き
綿貫

 watanuki
    わたぬき
(1) unpadded kimono; (2) (綿抜き only) (also written as 四月朔日) (See 綿抜の朔日) 1st day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar

練習あるのみ

see styles
 renshuuarunomi / renshuarunomi
    れんしゅうあるのみ
(expression) (proverb) practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect

Variations:
織女
織り女

 shokujo(織女); orime
    しょくじょ(織女); おりめ
(1) female weaver; (2) (しょくじょ only) {astron} (See 織女星・しょくじょせい) Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae

Variations:

 niku(肉)(p); shishi
    にく(肉)(P); しし
(1) flesh; (2) meat; (3) (にく only) the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); (4) (にく only) thickness; (5) (にく only) (See 印肉) ink pad

良いとこどり

see styles
 yoitokodori
    よいとこどり
(exp,n,vs) focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)

良いとこ取り

see styles
 yoitokodori
    よいとこどり
(exp,n,vs) focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)

Variations:
苧環
小田巻

 odamaki; odamaki
    おだまき; オダマキ
(1) (苧環 only) (kana only) fan columbine (Aquilegia flabellata); (2) (苧環 only) (kana only) hemp yarn wound into a hollow ball; (3) (abbreviation) (kana only) (See おだまき蒸し) egg custard dish on a base of udon noodles

Variations:
茹だる
茹る

 yudaru; udaru
    ゆだる; うだる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to boil; to seethe; (v5r,vi) (2) (うだる only) (kana only) to be oppressed by heat

Variations:

 hasu(p); hachisu(蓮)(ok); hasu
    はす(P); はちす(蓮)(ok); ハス
(1) (kana only) sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; (2) (はちす only) (See 木槿) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

蟪蛄不知春秋

see styles
huì gū bù zhī chūn qiū
    hui4 gu1 bu4 zhi1 chun1 qiu1
hui ku pu chih ch`un ch`iu
    hui ku pu chih chun chiu
lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture

Variations:

 oya
    おや
(1) (親 only) parent; parents; mother and father; (2) (親 only) {cards;mahj} (See 子・8) dealer; banker; (3) founder; inventor; (4) (親 only) (pet) owner; (adj-no,n) (5) (親 only) key; parent (organization); main; (6) ancestor; forefather

読み取り専用

see styles
 yomitorisenyou / yomitorisenyo
    よみとりせんよう
{comp} read only

貧僧の重ね斎

see styles
 hinsounokasanedoki / hinsonokasanedoki
    ひんそうのかさねどき
(expression) (proverb) good luck does not last; a poor priest's two memorial services (being so close in time the priest can only eat at one of them)

Variations:

 no(p); ya; nu(ok)
    の(P); や; ぬ(ok)
(1) plain; field; (2) (の only) hidden (structural) member; (prefix noun) (3) (の only) (See 野ウサギ・2) wild; (prefix noun) (4) (や only) lacking a political post

鍵アカウント

see styles
 kagiakaunto
    かぎアカウント
(net-sl) private account (on social media, esp. Twitter); account that can only be viewed by approved followers

門徒物知らず

see styles
 montomonoshirazu
    もんとものしらず
(derogatory term) ignorance of Jōdo Shinshū practitioners (who only chant the Namu Amida Butsu and have little knowledge of other parts of Buddhism)

阿呆の三杯汁

see styles
 ahounosanbaijiru / ahonosanbaijiru
    あほうのさんばいじる
(expression) (idiom) only a fool with no manners asks for another helping more than once; only fools are gluttons

Variations:

 sumi(p); suma(隅)
    すみ(P); すま(隅)
(n,n-suf) (1) corner; nook; recess; (2) (角 only) (rare) (See 目付柱) downstage right (on a noh stage)

Variations:
雀斑
蕎麦滓

 sobakasu; sobakasu
    そばかす; ソバカス
(1) (kana only) freckles; (2) (蕎麦滓 only) (orig. meaning) (See 蕎麦殻) buckwheat chaff

Variations:

 gan(p); kari; gan; kari
    がん(P); かり; ガン; カリ
(1) (kana only) wild goose; (2) (かり, カリ only) (kana only) (abbreviation) (colloquialism) glans; head of a penis

Variations:
青姦
青かん

 aokan
    あおかん
(1) (青かん only) (kana only) (colloquialism) sleeping under the stars; (2) having sex outdoors

Variations:
8の字
八の字

 hachinoji
    はちのじ
(1) figure eight; figure of eight; (2) (八の字 only) shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight

オンリー・ワン

 onrii wan / onri wan
    オンリー・ワン
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) only one (person, thing); sole; unique; (can be adjective with の) (2) highest; best; most outstanding; (3) custom-made

カット・シート

 katto shiito / katto shito
    カット・シート
(computer terminology) cut sheet (paper)

ガラパゴス携帯

see styles
 garapagosukeitai; garapagosukeetai / garapagosuketai; garapagosukeetai
    ガラパゴスけいたい; ガラパゴスケータイ
(See ガラケー,ガラパゴス化) (Japanese) feature phone (as opposed to a smartphone); mobile phone designed for the Japanese market (with specialized features only available in Japan)

クロス・シート

 kurosu shiito / kurosu shito
    クロス・シート
cross seat

クロヘリメジロ

see styles
 kuroherimejiro
    クロヘリメジロ
(kana only) copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus, only member of Carcharhinus found mostly at temperate latitudes); bronze whaler; narrowtooth shark

シート・カバー

 shiito kabaa / shito kaba
    シート・カバー
seat cover

シート・パイル

 shiito pairu / shito pairu
    シート・パイル
sheet piling (method of interlocking sheets of metal); sheet pile

シート・ベルト

 shiito beruto / shito beruto
    シート・ベルト
(noun/participle) seat belt; seatbelt

Variations:
すかり
すがり

 sukari; sugari
    すかり; すがり
(1) net for caught fish; (2) net-like tassel of Buddhist prayer beads; (3) (すがり only) (thb:) (See 黒雀蜂) Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket); (4) (すがり only) (kyu:) (See 蟻) ant; (adv,adv-to) (5) (すかり only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) easily

スペア・シート

 supea shiito / supea shito
    スペア・シート
spare seat

Variations:
タコパ
たこパ

 takopa; takopa
    タコパ; たこパ
(1) (abbreviation) (colloquialism) (short for たこ焼きパーティー) (See たこ焼き) takoyaki party; (2) (タコパ only) (abbreviation) (colloquialism) (short for タコスパーティー) (See タコス) taco party

タック・シート

 takku shiito / takku shito
    タック・シート
label sheet (wasei: tack sheet); paper, etc. adhesive sheet

ちっとやそっと

see styles
 chittoyasotto
    ちっとやそっと
(adverb) (with neg. sentence) (See ちょっとやそっと) (with just a) small amount; a bit; only a little

Variations:
っ切り
っ限り

 kkiri
    っきり
(particle) (1) (kana only) (See 切り・きり・1) only; just; (particle) (2) (kana only) (usu. in a negative sentence) since; after; (particle) (3) (kana only) remaining (in a particular state)

トガリメザメ属

see styles
 togarimezamezoku
    トガリメザメぞく
Loxodon (genus containing the sliteye shark as its only member)

ナウナウイズム

see styles
 naunauizumu
    ナウナウイズム
now-now-ism; being interested only in the here and now without any regard for the future

になって初めて

see styles
 ninattehajimete
    になってはじめて
(expression) (it was) not until; (it was) only when

Variations:
パップ
ハップ

 pappu; happu
    パップ; ハップ
(1) (also written 巴布 (ateji / phonetic)) (See パップ剤) poultice (dut: pap); cataplasm; (2) (パップ only) pup; puppy; (3) (パップ only) (See パップスメア,パップテスト) Pap (smear, test, etc.)

Variations:
フォア
ファー

 foa; faa / foa; fa
    フォア; ファー
(1) (フォア only) (abbreviation) {sports} (See フォアハンド) forehand; (interjection) (2) {golf} (called out to warn people standing in the flight of a ball) fore

ブルー・シート

 buruu shiito / buru shito
    ブルー・シート
blue sheeting; blue tarpaulin

ベンチ・シート

 benchi shiito / benchi shito
    ベンチ・シート
bench seat

Variations:
ポーン
ぽーん

 poon; poon
    ポーン; ぽーん
(1) (ポーン only) pawn (chess piece); (adverb taking the "to" particle) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); plonk (e.g. sound of hitting a tennis ball); crack (e.g. sound of ice cracking underfoot); (adverb taking the "to" particle) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) flipping through the air; tossing

ポイントメーク

see styles
 pointomeeku
    ポイントメーク
making up only parts of one's face instead of doing a full make-up job (wasei: point make)

ポイントメイク

see styles
 pointomeiku / pointomeku
    ポイントメイク
making up only parts of one's face instead of doing a full make-up job (wasei: point make)

Variations:
ホルド
オルド

 horudo; orudo
    ホルド; オルド
(1) horde; (n,adj-f) (2) (ホルド only) (See ホールド) hold

マーク・シート

 maaku shiito / maku shito
    マーク・シート
computer-scored answer sheet (wasei: mark sheet); optical answer sheet; scantron; bubble sheet

Variations:
マース
マーズ

 maasu; maazu / masu; mazu
    マース; マーズ
(1) (マース only) {rommyth} (See マールス・1) Mars (god); (2) {astron} (See 火星) Mars (planet)

まずあり得ない

see styles
 mazuarienai
    まずありえない
(expression) very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



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