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Variations:
一輪挿
一輪挿し

 ichirinzashi
    いちりんざし
vase for one flower

Variations:
一輪挿し
一輪挿

 ichirinzashi
    いちりんざし
(1) small vase for one or two flowers; (2) flower arrangement of one or two flowers

Variations:
一部
1部

 ichibu
    いちぶ
(n,adv) (1) one part; one portion; one section; (2) one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)

Variations:
一面
1面

 ichimen
    いちめん
(1) one face; one surface; (2) the whole surface; (3) one aspect; one side; (n,adv) (4) (on) the other hand; (5) one broad, flat object; (6) front page (e.g. newspaper)

Variations:
一飛び
ひと飛び

 hitotobi
    ひととび
(1) (See ひとっ飛び・1) one jump; one flight; (2) (See ひとっ飛び・2) (at) once; (in) one stroke

Variations:
万歳
万才

 banzai(p); banzei(ok); banzai / banzai(p); banze(ok); banzai
    ばんざい(P); ばんぜい(ok); バンザイ
(int,n,vs) (1) (celebratory cheer, usu. while raising both arms in the air) banzai; hurray; hurrah; hooray; (2) something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; (noun/participle) (3) (ばんざい only) giving up; throwing one's hands up; (4) eternal life and prosperity

Variations:
三つ割り
三つ割

 mitsuwari
    みつわり
division into three; one third (part)

三つ子の魂百まで

see styles
 mitsugonotamashiihyakumade / mitsugonotamashihyakumade
    みつごのたましいひゃくまで
(expression) the child is father to the man; the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100

三乘眞實一乘方便


三乘眞实一乘方便

see styles
sān shèng zhēn shí yī shèng fāng biàn
    san1 sheng4 zhen1 shi2 yi1 sheng4 fang1 bian4
san sheng chen shih i sheng fang pien
 sanjō shinjitsu ichijō hōben
The 三乘家 consider the Triyāna as real, and the "one vehicle" of the Lotus School as merely tactical, or an expedient form of expression.

三人行,必有我師


三人行,必有我师

sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
    san1 ren2 xing2 , bi4 you3 wo3 shi1
san jen hsing , pi yu wo shih
lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius); you have something to learn from everyone

三千大千七寶世界


三千大千七宝世界

see styles
sān qiān dà qiān qī bǎo shì jiè
    san1 qian1 da4 qian1 qi1 bao3 shi4 jie4
san ch`ien ta ch`ien ch`i pao shih chieh
    san chien ta chien chi pao shih chieh
 sanzen daisen shichihō sekai
the universe consisting of a triple-thousand great one-thousand seven-jeweled worlds

三度の飯より好き

see styles
 sandonomeshiyorisuki
    さんどのめしよりすき
(expression) very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day

Variations:
下す
降す

 kudasu
    くだす
(transitive verb) (1) to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; (transitive verb) (2) to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to pass a sentence; to give an order; (transitive verb) (3) to let go down; to lower; (transitive verb) (4) (See 手を下す・1) to do oneself; to do by oneself; (transitive verb) (5) to beat; to defeat; (transitive verb) (6) to have loose bowels; to have diarrhea; (transitive verb) (7) to pass (in stool); to discharge from the body; (suf,v5s) (8) (after -masu stem of verb) to do in one go; to do to the end without stopping

不隨煩惱自在而行


不随烦恼自在而行

see styles
bù suí fán nǎo zì zài ér xíng
    bu4 sui2 fan2 nao3 zi4 zai4 er2 xing2
pu sui fan nao tzu tsai erh hsing
 fu zui bonnō jizai ji gyō
does not act unrestrainedly according to one's afflictions

Variations:
世帯
所帯

 setai(世帯)(p); shotai
    せたい(世帯)(P); しょたい
(しょたい is more informal) household; home; family; housekeeping

Variations:
世話係
世話係り

 sewagakari
    せわがかり
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker

Variations:
乗り心地
乗心地

 norigokochi
    のりごこち
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality

人は一代名は末代

see styles
 hitohaichidainahamatsudai
    ひとはいちだいなはまつだい
(expression) (proverb) the worthy will be remembered; humans (last) one generation; names (last) forever

人を見て法を説く

see styles
 hitoomitehouotoku; ninomitehouotoku / hitoomitehootoku; ninomitehootoku
    ひとをみてほうをとく; にんをみてほうをとく
(exp,v5k) (See 人を見て法を説け) to suit one's speech to the audience

Variations:
今のうち
今の内

 imanouchi / imanochi
    いまのうち
(expression) (usu. ~に) now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

Variations:
今一度
いま一度

 imaichido
    いまいちど
(exp,adv) once more

Variations:
今一歩
いま一歩

 imaippo
    いまいっぽ
(exp,adv) (1) (See 今一つ・いまひとつ・1) one more; another; the other; (exp,adv) (2) (See 今一つ・いまひとつ・2) not quite; (exp,adv) (3) close run; just falling short of success

Variations:
仕業
為業

 shiwaza
    しわざ
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

Variations:
付け
附け

 tsuke(p); tsuke
    つけ(P); ツケ
(1) bill; bill of sale; payment invoice; (2) tab (for later payment); credit; (3) (kana only) contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; (4) (kana only) sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki; (5) (archaism) letter; (6) (archaism) reason; motive; pretext; (7) (archaism) one's fortune; one's luck

Variations:
以上
已上

 ijou / ijo
    いじょう
(n,adv) (1) not less than; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more; (n,adv) (2) beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than; (adj-no,n,adv) (3) above-mentioned; aforementioned; foregoing; (n,adv) (4) since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ...; (expression) (5) that's all; that is the end; the end

会期不継続の原則

see styles
 kaikifukeizokunogensoku / kaikifukezokunogensoku
    かいきふけいぞくのげんそく
principle holding that any matters left unresolved at the end of one Diet session are not to be carried over to the next

伝家の宝刀を抜く

see styles
 denkanohoutouonuku / denkanohotoonuku
    でんかのほうとうをぬく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to employ one's secret weapon; to play one's trump card; to use the ace up one's sleeve

Variations:
伸び
延び

 nobi(p); nobi
    のび(P); ノビ
(1) growth; development; (2) stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (3) (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); (4) elongation; extension; carry (e.g. of sound); sustain

Variations:
何れ
孰れ

 izure(p); izure(ik)
    いずれ(P); いづれ(ik)
(adv,pn) (1) (kana only) where; which; who; (adv,pn) (2) (kana only) anyway; anyhow; at any rate; (adverb) (3) (kana only) sooner or later; eventually; one of these days; at some future date or time; (pronoun) (4) (kana only) both; either; any; all; whichever

何れでも(rK)

 doredemo
    どれでも
(adverb) (kana only) (See どれ・2) any one; any; whichever

Variations:
何一つ
何ひとつ

 nanihitotsu
    なにひとつ
(adverb) (usu. in neg. phrases) (not) one

Variations:
俊足
駿足

 shunsoku
    しゅんそく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) swiftness of foot; fast runner; (2) (駿足 only) swift horse; fleet steed; (3) (俊足 only) person of great talent; gifted person

Variations:
個食
孤食
こ食

 koshoku
    こしょく
(1) meal with family members eating separate foods; (2) eating alone (without one's family); (3) (個食, こ食 only) food sold in single servings

Variations:
先々
先先

 sakizaki
    さきざき
(n,adv) (1) distant future; inevitable future; (n,adv) (2) places one goes to

Variations:
八咫鏡
八咫の鏡

 yatanokagami; yatakagami(八咫鏡)
    やたのかがみ; やたかがみ(八咫鏡)
(See 三種の神器・1) Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)

其れでも(rK)

 soredemo
    それでも
(conjunction) (kana only) but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

Variations:
其れ丈
其れだけ

 soredake
    それだけ
(adv,adj-no) (kana only) that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that; that is all (when finished speaking)

具四十齒皆悉齊平


具四十齿皆悉齐平

see styles
jù sì shí chǐ jiē xī qí píng
    ju4 si4 shi2 chi3 jie1 xi1 qi2 ping2
chü ssu shih ch`ih chieh hsi ch`i p`ing
    chü ssu shih chih chieh hsi chi ping
 gushijūshi kaishitsu saibyō
all forty teeth are even

Variations:
内の者
うちの者

 uchinomono
    うちのもの
(exp,n) member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)

Variations:
再び
二度

 futatabi
    ふたたび
(adverb) again; once more; a second time

出るところに出る

see styles
 derutokoronideru
    でるところにでる
(exp,v1) to go wherever one has to go (to get a matter settled, e.g. the court)

Variations:
切り割る
切割る

 kiriwaru
    きりわる
(transitive verb) to cut (into two or more pieces)

Variations:
切り売り
切売り

 kiriuri
    きりうり
(noun, transitive verb) (1) selling by the piece; (noun, transitive verb) (2) selling (one's knowledge, talents, etc.) bit by bit; selling a little at a time

別人牽驢你拔橛子


别人牵驴你拔橛子

see styles
bié ren qiān lǘ nǐ bá jué zi
    bie2 ren5 qian1 lu:2 ni3 ba2 jue2 zi5
pieh jen ch`ien lü ni pa chüeh tzu
    pieh jen chien lü ni pa chüeh tzu
lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom); fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame

Variations:
前捌き
前さばき

 maesabaki
    まえさばき
{sumo} battling to knock away the hands of one's opponent, in order to achieve an advantageous position

Variations:
力任せ
力まかせ

 chikaramakase
    ちからまかせ
(noun or adjectival noun) (usu. adverbially as 〜に) using all one's strength; using all one's might

勇気を奮い起こす

see styles
 yuukiofuruiokosu / yukiofuruiokosu
    ゆうきをふるいおこす
(exp,v5s) (See 勇気を出す) to muster up one's courage

Variations:
動転
動顛
動顚

 douten / doten
    どうてん
(noun/participle) (1) (See 気が動転する) disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; being astonished; being frightened; (noun/participle) (2) transition; changing; moving

化けの皮を現わす

see styles
 bakenokawaoarawasu
    ばけのかわをあらわす
(exp,v5s) (idiom) to expose one's true colors (colours); to expose one's true character

Variations:
千年
千歳
千載

 sennen(千年); chitose(千年, 千歳); senzai(千歳, 千載)
    せんねん(千年); ちとせ(千年, 千歳); せんざい(千歳, 千載)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) millennium; one thousand years; long time

千番に一番の兼合

see styles
 senbanniichibannokaneai / senbannichibannokaneai
    せんばんにいちばんのかねあい
(expression) (obscure) something so difficult that one doesn't know if there's even a 1 in 1000 chance of success

卑下も自慢のうち

see styles
 higemojimannouchi / higemojimannochi
    ひげもじまんのうち
(exp,n) (proverb) taking pride in one's humility; he that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted; too much humility is pride

南無大師遍照金剛


南无大师遍照金刚

see styles
nán wú dà shī biàn zhào jīn gāng
    nan2 wu2 da4 shi1 bian4 zhao4 jin1 gang1
nan wu ta shih pien chao chin kang
 namu daishi henshō kongō
homage to the great master universally illuminating and adamantine one

Variations:


 mata
    また
(adverb) (1) (kana only) again; once more; once again; another time; some other time; (adverb) (2) (kana only) also; too; as well; likewise; (adverb) (3) (kana only) on the other hand; while; (conjunction) (4) (kana only) and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore; (conjunction) (5) (kana only) or; otherwise; (adverb) (6) (kana only) (expresses surprise, shock, doubt, etc.) really; how; (what, why) on earth; (prefix) (7) (See 又聞き,又貸し) indirect

Variations:
又貸し
また貸し

 matagashi
    またがし
(noun, transitive verb) sublease; sublet; lending (something one has borrowed) to someone else

取っかえ引っかえ

see styles
 tokkaehikkae
    とっかえひっかえ
(adverb) (1) (kana only) one after another; one after the other; in rotation; (noun/participle) (2) (kana only) exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly

取っ換え引っ換え

see styles
 tokkaehikkae
    とっかえひっかえ
(adverb) (1) (kana only) one after another; one after the other; in rotation; (noun/participle) (2) (kana only) exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly

取っ替え引っ替え

see styles
 tokkaehikkae
    とっかえひっかえ
(adverb) (1) (kana only) one after another; one after the other; in rotation; (noun/participle) (2) (kana only) exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly

Variations:
取り乱す
取乱す

 torimidasu
    とりみだす
(v5s,vi) (1) to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to go to pieces; to be shaken up; to break down; to be flustered; to blow one's cool; (transitive verb) (2) to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb; to scatter about

Variations:
取り回す
取回す

 torimawasu
    とりまわす
(transitive verb) (1) to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; (transitive verb) (2) to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share

Variations:
取り放題
取放題

 torihoudai / torihodai
    とりほうだい
as much as one can take or carry away

Variations:
叙情
抒情

 jojou / jojo
    じょじょう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (ant: 叙事・じょじ) lyricism; description of one's feelings

口がすっぱくなる

see styles
 kuchigasuppakunaru
    くちがすっぱくなる
(exp,v5r) to say the same thing over and over again; to talk until one is blue in the face

口が酸っぱくなる

see styles
 kuchigasuppakunaru
    くちがすっぱくなる
(exp,v5r) to say the same thing over and over again; to talk until one is blue in the face

Variations:
台頭
擡頭

 taitou / taito
    たいとう
(n,vs,vi) rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power; gathering strength

右の耳から左の耳

see styles
 miginomimikarahidarinomimi
    みぎのみみからひだりのみみ
(expression) in one ear and out the other

Variations:
右足
右脚

 migiashi(p); usoku(右足)
    みぎあし(P); うそく(右足)
(1) right foot; (2) right leg

叶わぬ時の神頼み

see styles
 kanawanutokinokamidanomi
    かなわぬときのかみだのみ
(expression) (idiom) turning to God only in one's trouble

命長ければ恥多し

see styles
 inochinagakerebahajiooshi
    いのちながければはじおおし
(expression) (proverb) to live long is to outlive much; the longer you live, the more shame you suffer

Variations:
和尚
和上

 oshou(和尚)(p); kashou; wajou / osho(和尚)(p); kasho; wajo
    おしょう(和尚)(P); かしょう; わじょう
(1) (honorific or respectful language) {Buddh} (trad. pronounced おしょう in Zen and Pure Land, かしょう in Tendai and Kegon, わじょう in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu and Shin Buddhism) priestly teacher; preceptor; (2) (おしょう, かしょう only) {Buddh} monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; head priest; (3) {Buddh} (See 法眼・2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (4) master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

唐太宗李衛公問對


唐太宗李卫公问对

see styles
táng tài zōng lǐ wèi gōng wèn duì
    tang2 tai4 zong1 li3 wei4 gong1 wen4 dui4
t`ang t`ai tsung li wei kung wen tui
    tang tai tsung li wei kung wen tui
"Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖[Li3 Jing4] and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]

商いは牛のよだれ

see styles
 akinaihaushinoyodare
    あきないはうしのよだれ
(expression) (obscure) one should not rush to make a profit; business is best run when sales flow like a cow's drool: long and thin

Variations:
問い返す
問返す

 toikaesu
    といかえす
(transitive verb) (1) to ask again; to repeat one's question; (transitive verb) (2) to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

Variations:
喉越し
のど越し

 nodogoshi
    のどごし
feeling of food or drink going down one's throat

Variations:
嘱望
属望

 shokubou / shokubo
    しょくぼう
(noun, transitive verb) (oft. as 将来を嘱望される) having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on

Variations:
噴飯もの
噴飯物

 funpanmono
    ふんぱんもの
(1) quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; (2) extremely irritating thing

Variations:
土産話
みやげ話

 miyagebanashi
    みやげばなし
tales of one's travels

Variations:
地肌
地膚

 jihada
    じはだ
(1) texture; grain; (2) one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; bare skin; scalp; (3) surface of the earth; bare ground; (4) surface of a sword blade

増えても減っても

see styles
 fuetemohettemo
    ふえてもへっても
(expression) more or less

多々ますます弁ず

see styles
 tatamasumasubenzu
    たたますますべんず
(expression) (proverb) the more, the better

Variations:
多め
多目

 oome
    おおめ
(adj-no,adj-na,n) somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

多多ますます弁ず

see styles
 tatamasumasubenzu
    たたますますべんず
(expression) (proverb) the more, the better

夜も日も明けない

see styles
 yomohimoakenai
    よもひもあけない
(expression) cannot live even a minute without someone or something; meaning the world to one

大乘楞伽經唯識論

see styles
dà chéng léng jiā jīng wéi shí lùn
    da4 cheng2 leng2 jia1 jing1 wei2 shi2 lun4
ta ch`eng leng chia ching wei shih lun
    ta cheng leng chia ching wei shih lun
Viṃśatikā-vijñaptimātratā-siddhi-śāstra. A title of one of three treatises by Vasubandhu, tr. A.D. 508-535, 大乘唯識論 tr. 557-569, and 唯識二十論 tr. by Xuanzang in 661 being the other two.

大般若波羅蜜多經


大般若波罗蜜多经

see styles
dà bō rě bō luó mì duō jīng
    da4 bo1 re3 bo1 luo2 mi4 duo1 jing1
ta po je po lo mi to ching
 Dai hannya haramitta kyō
Mahā-prajñāpāramitā sūtra, said to have been delivered by Śākyamuni in four places at sixteen assemblies, i.e. Gṛidhrakūṭa near Rājagṛha (Vulture Peak); Śrāvastī; Paranirmitavaśavartin, and Veluvana near Rājagṛha (Bamboo Garden). It consists of 600 juan as translated by Xuanzang. Parts of it were translated by others under various titles and considerable differences are found in them. It is the fundamental philosophical work of the Mahāyāna school, the formulation of wisdom, which is the sixth pāramitā.

天は二物を与えず

see styles
 tenhanibutsuoataezu
    てんはにぶつをあたえず
(expression) (proverb) God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent

天上天下唯我独尊

see styles
 tenjoutengeyuigadokuson; tenjoutengayuigadokuson / tenjotengeyuigadokuson; tenjotengayuigadokuson
    てんじょうてんげゆいがどくそん; てんじょうてんがゆいがどくそん
(expression) (quote) {Buddh} (words supposedly recited by Buddha on his birth, while raising his right arm) throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one

天上天下唯我獨尊


天上天下唯我独尊

see styles
tiān shàng tiān xià wéi wǒ dú zūn
    tian1 shang4 tian1 xia4 wei2 wo3 du2 zun1
t`ien shang t`ien hsia wei wo tu tsun
    tien shang tien hsia wei wo tu tsun
 tenjō tenge yuiga dokuson
The first words attributed to Śākyamuni after his first seven steps when born from his mother's right side: 'In the heavens above and (earth) beneath I alone am the honoured one. 'This announcement is ascribed to every Buddha, as are also the same special characteristics attributed to every Buddha, hence he is the 如來 come in the manner of all Buddhas. In Mahayanism he is the type of countless other Buddhas in countless realms and periods.

Variations:
天辺
頂辺

 teppen(p); tehen(ok); teppei(天辺)(ok) / teppen(p); tehen(ok); teppe(天辺)(ok)
    てっぺん(P); てへん(ok); てっぺい(天辺)(ok)
(1) (kana only) top; summit; apex; peak; (2) (てっぺん only) (kana only) (slang) (often in てっぺんを回る or てっぺん回る) twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); (3) (kana only) (esp. 頂辺 when in kanji) top of one's head; top of a helmet; (top of) scalp; crown

Variations:
太る
肥る

 futoru
    ふとる
(v5r,vi) to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

夷を以て夷を制す

see styles
 iomotteioseisu / iomotteosesu
    いをもっていをせいす
(expression) to control foreigners by foreigners; to play one barbarian state against another

如何にもこうにも

see styles
 dounimokounimo / donimokonimo
    どうにもこうにも
(expression) (kana only) (more emphatic than どうにも) (See どうにも・1) (not) in any way; in no way; at all

如自所言卽如是作

see styles
rú zì suǒ yán jí rú shì zuò
    ru2 zi4 suo3 yan2 ji2 ru2 shi4 zuo4
ju tzu so yen chi ju shih tso
 nyojishogon soku nyozesa
one does exactly what one says one will do

Variations:


 tsuma
    つま
(1) (妻 only) wife; (2) (妻, 夫 only) (archaism) my dear; dear; honey; (3) (kana only) garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); (4) (kana only) embellishment

威あって猛からず

see styles
 iattetakekarazu
    いあってたけからず
(expression) dignified without being overbearing; being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle

威ありて猛からず

see styles
 iaritetakekarazu
    いありてたけからず
(expression) dignified without being overbearing; being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle

威有って猛からず

see styles
 iattetakekarazu
    いあってたけからず
(expression) dignified without being overbearing; being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle

威有りて猛からず

see styles
 iaritetakekarazu
    いありてたけからず
(expression) dignified without being overbearing; being dignified, and moreover warm, as such one is gentle

婆闍羅波尼婆里旱


婆阇罗波尼婆里旱

see styles
pó shé luó bō ní pó lǐ hàn
    po2 she2 luo2 bo1 ni2 po2 li3 han4
p`o she lo po ni p`o li han
    po she lo po ni po li han
 Bajarahani barikan
Vajrapāṇibalin, the powerful one with the thunderbolt, one of the two gate-guardians.

Variations:
婿

 muko
    むこ
(1) husband; groom; (2) (one's) son-in-law

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

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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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