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叩頭


叩头

see styles
kòu tóu
    kou4 tou2
k`ou t`ou
    kou tou
 koutou / koto
    こうとう

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Kowtow - The deepest bow
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground); also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]
(n,vs,vi) kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)

可人

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kě rén
    ke3 ren2
k`o jen
    ko jen
 yoshihito
    よしひと

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Keren
pleasant; agreeable; a person after one's heart (charming person); a gifted person
(given name) Yoshihito

合十

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hé shí
    he2 shi2
ho shih
 gōjū

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Namaste - Greeting
to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting)
合爪; 合掌 To bring the ten fingers or two palms together; a monk's salutation.

合掌

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hé zhǎng
    he2 zhang3
ho chang
 gasshou / gassho
    がっしょう

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Gassho
to clasp hands; to put one's palms together (in prayer)
(n,vs,vi) (1) pressing one's hands together in prayer; (2) triangular frame of a thatched roof; (expression) (3) (at the end of Buddhist correspondence) (See 敬具) yours sincerely; yours truly; sincerely yours; (surname) Gasshou
the gesture of joining one's palms and putting them to the breast as an expression of reverence

君子

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jun zǐ
    jun1 zi3
chün tzu
 kunshi
    くんし

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Nobleman
nobleman; person of noble character
(1) man of virtue; wise man; (true) gentleman; (2) person of high rank; (3) (See 四君子) the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo); (female given name) Kunshi
superior man

和合

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hé hé
    he2 he2
ho ho
 wagou / wago
    わごう

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One Mind / Unity
harmony
(n,vs,vi) harmony; concord; agreement; unity; union; (place-name, surname) Wagou
To blend, unite, be of one mind, harmonize.

地獄


地狱

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dì yù
    di4 yu4
ti yü
 jigoku
    じごく

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Hell
hell; infernal; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka
(1) {Buddh} hell realm; Naraka; (2) {Christn} Hell; (3) hell; misery; nightmare; inferno; (4) place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam; (place-name) Jigoku
naraka, 捺落迦 (or 那落迦) ; niraya 泥犂; explained by 不樂 joyless; 可厭 disgusting, hateful; 苦具, 苦器 means of suffering; if 地獄 earth-prison; 冥府 the shades, or departments of darkness. Earth-prison is generally intp. as hell or the hells; it may also be termed purgatory; one of the six gati or ways of transmigration. The hells are divided into three classes: I. Central, or radical, 根本地獄 consisting of (1) The eight hot hells. These were the original hells of primitive Buddhism, and are supposed to be located umder the southern continent Jambudvīpa 瞻部州, 500 yojanas below the surface. (a) 等活 or 更活 Saṃjīva, rebirth, where after many kinds of suffering a cold wind blows over the soul and returns it to this life as it was before, hence the name 等活. (b) 黑繩 Kaslasūtra, where the sufferer is bound with black chains and chopped or sawn asunder. (c) 線合; 衆合; 堆壓 Saṃghāta, where are multitudes of implements of torture, or the falling of mountains upon the sufferer. (d) 號呌; 呼呼; 叫喚 Raurava, hell of wailing. (e) 大呌; 大號呌; 大呼 Mahāraurava, hell of great wailing. (f) 炎熱; 燒炙 Tapana, hell of fames and burning. (g) 大熱; 大燒炙; 大炎熱 Pratāpana, hell of molten lead. (h) 無間; 河鼻旨; 阿惟越致; 阿毗至; 阿鼻; 阿毗 Avīci, unintermitted suffering, where sinners die and are reborn to suffer without interval. (2) The eight cold hells 八寒地獄. (a) 頞浮陀地獄 Arbuda, where the cold causes blisters. (b) 尼刺部陀 Nirarbuda, colder still causing the blisters to burst. (c) 頞哳吒; 阿吒吒 Atata, where this is the only possible sound from frozen lips. (d) 臛臛婆; 阿波波 Hahava or Apapa, where it is so cold that only this sound can be uttered. (e) 虎虎婆 Hāhādhara or Huhuva, where only this sound can be uttered. (f) 嗢鉢羅; 鬱鉢羅 (or 優鉢羅) Utpala, or 尼羅鳥 (or 漚) 鉢羅 Nīlotpala, where the skin is frozen like blue lotus buds. (g) 鉢特摩 Padma, where the skin is frozen and bursts open like red lotus buds. (h) 摩訶鉢特摩 Mahāpadma, ditto like great red lotus buds. Somewhat different names are also given. Cf. 倶舍論 8; 智度論 16; 涅槃經 11. II. The secondary hells are called 近邊地獄 adjacent hells or 十六遊增 each of its four sides, opening from each such door are four adjacent hells, in all sixteen; thus with the original eight there are 136. A list of eighteen hells is given in the 十八泥梨經. III. A third class is called the 孤地獄 (獨地獄) Lokāntarika, or isolated hells in mountains, deserts, below the earth and above it. Eitel says in regard to the eight hot hells that they range 'one beneath the other in tiers which begin at a depth of 11,900 yojanas and reach to a depth of 40,000 yojanas'. The cold hells are under 'the two Tchahavālas and range shaft-like one below the other, but so that this shaft is gradually widening to the fourth hell and then narrowing itself again so that the first and last hell have the shortest, those in the centre the longest diameter'. 'Every universe has the same number of hells, ' but 'the northern continent has no hell whatever, the two continents east and west of Meru have only small Lokāntarika hells... whilst all the other hells are required for the inhabitants of the southern continent '. It may be noted that the purpose of these hells is definitely punitive, as well as purgatorial. Yama is the judge and ruler, assisted by eighteen officers and a host of demons, who order or administer the various degrees of torture. 'His sister performs the same duties with regard to female criminals, ' and it may be mentioned that the Chinese have added the 血盆池 Lake of the bloody bath, or 'placenta tank' for women who die in childbirth. Release from the hells is in the power of the monks by tantric means.

大名

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dà míng
    da4 ming2
ta ming
 daimyou / daimyo
    だいみょう

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Daimyo / Great Name
famous name; your distinguished name; one's formal personal name; (Japanese history) daimyo
(hist) (See 小名) daimyo (Japanese feudal lord); (place-name) Daimyou
Mahānāman

大師


大师

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dà shī
    da4 shi1
ta shih
 daishi
    だいし

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Grand Master / Great Teacher
great master; master
(honorific or respectful language) {Buddh} great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi); (place-name) Daishi
Great teacher, or leader, one of the ten titles of a Buddha.

天皇

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tiān huáng
    tian1 huang2
t`ien huang
    tien huang
 tennou / tenno
    てんのう

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Emperor of Japan
Heavenly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2]; emperor; emperor of Japan
Emperor of Japan; (place-name) Tennou
Deva-king; the Tang monk 道悟 Daowu of the 天皇 Tianhuang monastery at 荊州 Jingzhou.

夫婦


夫妇

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fū fù
    fu1 fu4
fu fu
 fuufu(p); meoto; myouto / fufu(p); meoto; myoto
    ふうふ(P); めおと; みょうと

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Husband and Wife
a (married) couple; husband and wife; CL:對|对[dui4]
(1) married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; (prefix noun) (2) (めおと only) (See 夫婦茶碗) his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
husband and wife

失戀


失恋

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shī liàn
    shi1 lian4
shih lien

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Broken Hearted
to lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted
See: 失恋

如來


如来

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rú lái
    ru2 lai2
ju lai
 nyorai
    にょらい

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Tathagata
tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)
(out-dated kanji) Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
tathāgata, 多陀阿伽陀 q. v.; 怛他揭多 defined as he who comes as do all other Buddhas; or as he who took the 眞如 zhenru or absolute way of cause and effect, and attained to perfect wisdom; or as the absolute come; one of the highest titles of a Buddha. It is the Buddha in his nirmāṇakāya, i. e. his 'transformation' or corporeal manifestation descended on earth. The two kinds of Tathāgata are (1) 在纏 the Tathāgata in bonds, i. e. limited and subject to the delusions and sufferings of life, and (2) 出纏 unlimited and free from them. There are numerous sutras and śāstras bearing this title of 如來 rulai.

孟子

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mèng zǐ
    meng4 zi3
meng tzu
 moushi / moshi
    もうし

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Mencius
Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius; book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
(1) Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; (2) (See 四書) Mencius (one of the Four Books); (female given name) Motoko
Mengzi

安心

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ān xīn
    an1 xin1
an hsin
 anjin
    あんじん
at ease; to feel relieved; to set one's mind at rest; to keep one's mind on something
{Buddh} obtaining peace of mind through faith or ascetic practice; (female given name) Anshin
To quiet the heart, or mind; be at rest.

宗家

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zōng jiā
    zong1 jia1
tsung chia
 souke(p); souka(rk) / soke(p); soka(rk)
    そうけ(P); そうか(rk)

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Soke / Shuke
(1) head of family; head house; (2) sōke; founder (of a style, etc.); originator; (surname) Muneie
A name for Shandao 善導 (d. 681), a writer of commentaries on the sutras of the Pure Land sect, and one of its principal literary men; cf. 念佛宗.

宿業


宿业

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sù yè
    su4 ye4
su yeh
 shukugou / shukugo
    しゅくごう

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Karma (of your past lives)
{Buddh} karma (from one's previous life)
Former karma, the karma of previous existence.

小龍


小龙

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xiǎo lóng
    xiao3 long2
hsiao lung

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Little Dragon
snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖[sheng1 xiao4])

平等

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píng děng
    ping2 deng3
p`ing teng
    ping teng
 byoudou / byodo
    びょうどう

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Equality
equal; equality
(n,adj-na,adj-no) equality; impartiality; evenness; (place-name) Byōdō
sama; samatā. Level, even, everywhere the same, universal, without partiality; it especially refers to the Buddha in his universal; impartial, and equal attitude towards all beings.

得誌


得志

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dé zhì
    de2 zhi4
te chih

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Dream Come True / Enjoy Success
to accomplish one's ambition; a dream come true; to enjoy success

心印

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xīn yìn
    xin1 yin4
hsin yin
 shinnin

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Appreciation of Truth by Meditation
Mental impression, intuitive certainty; the mind is the Buddha-mind in all, which can seal or assure the truth; the term indicates the intuitive method of the 禪 Ch' an (Zen) school, which was independent of the spoken or written word.

心魂

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 shinkon
    しんこん

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Heart and Soul
heart and soul; one's soul (heart)

恩度

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ēn dù
    en1 du4
en tu
 ondo

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Endu
One who graciously saves-a term for a monk.

悪魔

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 akuma
    あくま

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Akuma
(1) devil; demon; fiend; (2) (in Christianity and Judaism) (See サタン) Satan; the Devil; (3) {Buddh} Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment; (given name) Akuma

愚女

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 gujo
    ぐじょ

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Daughter
(1) (humble language) (one's) daughter; (2) stupid woman; stupid girl

愛嬢

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 aijou / aijo
    あいじょう

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Beloved Daughter
one's beloved daughter

愛美


爱美

see styles
ài měi
    ai4 mei3
ai mei
 rabi
    らび

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Aimi
to pay attention to one's appearance; to like to be well-groomed; (literary) on very friendly terms
(female given name) Rabi

手術


手术

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shǒu shù
    shou3 shu4
shou shu
 shujutsu(p); shuzutsu(ik)
    しゅじゅつ(P); しゅずつ(ik)

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Surgery
(surgical) operation; surgery; CL:個|个[ge4]
(noun/participle) (1) surgery; operation; procedure; (noun/participle) (2) (obsolete) skill with one's hands; sleight of hand

教子

see styles
jiào zǐ
    jiao4 zi3
chiao tzu
 kyoushi / kyoshi
    きょうし

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God Son / God Child
to educate one's children; godson
godchild; (female given name) Yukiko

教養


教养

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jiào yǎng
    jiao4 yang3
chiao yang
 kyouyou / kyoyo
    きょうよう

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Education / Refinement
to educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement

日漸


日渐

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rì jiàn
    ri4 jian4
jih chien

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Progress Day by Day
to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day; more (or better etc) with each passing day

更生

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gēng shēng
    geng1 sheng1
keng sheng
 tsugio
    つぎお

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Rehabilitation / Rebirth
resurrection; rebirth; reinvigorated; rejuvenated; a new lease of life
(noun/participle) (1) rehabilitation; remaking one's life; starting life anew; (noun/participle) (2) rebirth; regeneration; reorganization; rebuilding; recovery; restoration; remaking; (noun/participle) (3) coming back to life; revival; resuscitation; (given name) Tsugio
rebirth

月光

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yuè guāng
    yue4 guang1
yüeh kuang
 gekkou / gekko
    げっこう

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Moonlight
moonlight
moonlight; moonbeam; (female given name) Rumi
Candraprabha, 戰達羅鉢刺婆 Moonlight. One of the three honoured ones in the Vajradhātu, and in the Mañjuśrī court of the Garbhadhātu, known also as 淸涼金剛.

木馬


木马

see styles
mù mǎ
    mu4 ma3
mu ma
 mokuba
    もくば

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Wood Horse
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse (gymnastics); trojan horse (computing)
(1) wooden horse; rocking horse; (2) (See 跳馬) vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; (3) the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet); (given name) Mokuba
wooden horse

本心

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běn xīn
    ben3 xin1
pen hsin
 honshin
    ほんしん

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The Original Mind
(1) true feelings; real intention; one's heart; (2) one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
The original heart, or mind; one's own heart.

業影


业影

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yè yǐng
    ye4 ying3
yeh ying
 gōyō

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Shadow of Karma / Dogged by Karma
Karma-shadow, karma dogging one's steps like a shadow.

正業


正业

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zhèng yè
    zheng4 ye4
cheng yeh
 seigyou / segyo
    せいぎょう

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4. Right Action / Perfect Conduct
one's regular job
legitimate occupation; honest business
samyakkarmānta, right action, purity of body, avoiding all wrong, the fourth of the 八正道; 'right action, abstaining from taking life, or what is not given, or from carnal indulgence. ' Keith.

正直

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zhèng zhí
    zheng4 zhi2
cheng chih
 shoujiki / shojiki
    しょうじき

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Integrity
upright; upstanding; honest
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) honest; frank; candid; straightforward; (adverb) (2) honestly; frankly; (p,s,g) Masanao
Correct and straight; it is also referred to the One Vehicle teaching of Tiantai.

正義


正义

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zhèng yì
    zheng4 yi4
cheng i
 seigi / segi
    せいぎ

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Justice / Righteousness
justice; righteousness; just; righteous
(1) justice; right; righteousness; (2) (usu. in titles of annotated editions of Confucian classics) correct meaning; correct explanation; (male given name) Masayoshi
traditional or accepted viewpoint of one school or sect

残心

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 zanshin
    ざんしん

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Alert / On Guard / Lingering Mind
(1) continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; remaining on one's guard; being prepared for a counterstroke; (2) follow-through (e.g. in archery); (3) (orig. meaning) lingering affection; attachment; regret; regrets; reluctance

水平

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shuǐ píng
    shui3 ping2
shui p`ing
    shui ping
 suihei / suihe
    すいへい

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Horizontal
level (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal
(adj-na,adj-no,n) horizontal; level; even; (surname) Mizuhira

永生

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yǒng shēng
    yong3 sheng1
yung sheng
 eisei / ese
    えいせい
to live forever; eternal life; all one's life
eternal life; immortality; (personal name) Hisaki
Eternal life; immortality; nirvana is defined as 不生 not being born, i. e. not reborn, and therefore 不滅 not dying; 永生 is also perpetual life; the Amitābha cult says in the Pure Land.

決心


决心

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jué xīn
    jue2 xin1
chüeh hsin
 kesshin
    けっしん

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Determination
determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind; CL:個|个[ge4]
(noun, transitive verb) determination; resolution

流石

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 ryuuzeki / ryuzeki
    りゅうぜき

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Sasuga / Nagare
(ateji / phonetic) (adj-na,adv,adj-no) (1) (kana only) as one would expect; (2) (kana only) still; all the same; (3) (kana only) even... (e.g. "even a genius..."); (surname) Ryūzeki

独立

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 dokuritsu
    どくりつ
(n,vs,vi) (1) independence; self-reliance; supporting oneself; being on one's own; (n,vs,vi) (2) independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; (n,vs,vi) (3) separation; isolation

独自

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 dokuji
    どくじ

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Alone / A Lone Person
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (1) original; unique; distinctive; characteristic; peculiar; (adj-no,adj-na,n) (2) independent; one's own; personal

獻身


献身

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xiàn shēn
    xian4 shen1
hsien shen

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Sacrifice / Devotion / Dedication
to commit one's energy to; to devote oneself to; to sacrifice one's life for; (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to
See: 献身

生命

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shēng mìng
    sheng1 ming4
sheng ming
 seimei / seme
    せいめい

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Life Force
life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2])
(1) life; existence; (n,n-suf) (2) (See 役者生命) (one's) working life; career; (3) (occ. read いのち) life force; lifeblood; soul; essence

生活

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shēng huó
    sheng1 huo2
sheng huo
 seikatsu / sekatsu
    せいかつ

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Living / Live Life
to live; life; livelihood
(n,vs,vi) (1) life; living; (2) livelihood; (one's) living
one's living

盆栽

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pén zāi
    pen2 zai1
p`en tsai
    pen tsai
 bonsai
    ぼんさい

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Bonsai / Penzai
to grow (a plant) in a pot; potted plant (sometimes refers specifically to a bonsai plant)
bonsai; miniature potted plant; (place-name) Bonsai

知識


知识

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zhī shi
    zhi1 shi5
chih shih
 tomoshiki
    ともしき

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Perception of Knowledge
knowledge; CL:門|门[men2]; intellectual
knowledge; information; (surname) Tomoshiki
(1) To know and perceive, perception, knowledge. (2) A friend, an intimate. (3) The false ideas produced in the mind by common, or unenlightened knowledge; one of the 五識 in 起信論.

知足

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zhī zú
    zhi1 zu2
chih tsu
 tomotaru
    ともたる

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Contentment
content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness)
(personal name) Tomotaru
Complete knowledge; satisfaction.

祝福

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zhù fú
    zhu4 fu2
chu fu
 shukufuku
    しゅくふく

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Blessings and Good Wishes
blessings; to wish sb well
(noun, transitive verb) (1) celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; wishing (someone) good luck; (noun, transitive verb) (2) {Christn} blessing (from God)

種植


种植

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zhòng zhí
    zhong4 zhi2
chung chih
 tanae
    たなえ

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Plant / Grow / Cultivate
to plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate
(personal name) Tanae

精進


精进

see styles
jīng jìn
    jing1 jin4
ching chin
 shoujin(p); soujin(ok); shouji(ok); souji(ok) / shojin(p); sojin(ok); shoji(ok); soji(ok)
    しょうじん(P); そうじん(ok); しょうじ(ok); そうじ(ok)
to forge ahead vigorously; to dedicate oneself to progress
(n,vs,vi) (1) concentration; diligence; devotion; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} (See 六波羅蜜) asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; (n,vs,vi) (3) adherence to a vegetarian diet; (surname) Shoujin
vīrya, one of the seven bodhyaṅga; 'vigour,' 'valour, fortitude,' 'virility' (M.W.); 'welldoing' (Keith). The Chinese interpretation may be defined, as pure or unadulterated progress, i.e. 勤 zeal, zealous, courageously progressing in the good and eliminating the evil.; vīrya, zeal, unchecked progress.

美容

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měi róng
    mei3 rong2
mei jung
 biyou / biyo
    びよう
to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery); to make oneself more attractive; to beautify
(1) beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; (beautiful) features; (2) beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture; cosmetics; (female given name) Miyo

聖者


圣者

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shèng zhě
    sheng4 zhe3
sheng che
 seija; shouja / seja; shoja
    せいじゃ; しょうじゃ

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The Saint
holy one; saint
saint
ārya, holy or saintly one; one who has started on the path to nirvāṇa; holiness.

職責


职责

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zhí zé
    zhi2 ze2
chih tse
 shokuseki
    しょくせき

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Duty / Responsibility / Obligation
duty; responsibility; obligation
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work

自力

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zì lì
    zi4 li4
tzu li
 jiriki(p); jiryoku
    じりき(P); じりょく

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Power of Oneself / Self-Sufficient
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) one's own strength; one's own efforts; (2) {Buddh} self-salvation; (place-name) Jiriki
self-power

自愛


自爱

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zì ài
    zi4 ai4
tzu ai
 jiai
    じあい
self-respect; self-love; self-regard; regard for oneself; to cherish one's good name; to take good care of one's health
(n,vs,vi) (1) (See ご自愛ください) taking care of oneself; (n,vs,vi) (2) self-love
Self-love, cause of all pursuit or seeking, which in turn causes all suffering. All Buddhas put away self-love and all pursuit, or seeking, such elimination being nirvāṇa.

自省

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zì xǐng
    zi4 xing3
tzu hsing
 jisei / jise
    じせい

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Introspection / Self-Awareness
to examine oneself; to reflect on one's shortcomings; introspection; self-awareness; self-criticism
(noun, transitive verb) self-examination; reflection; (given name) Jisei

自覺


自觉

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zì jué
    zi4 jue2
tzu chüeh
 jigaku
    じがく

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Consciousness of Self
conscious; aware; on one's own initiative; conscientious
(surname) Jigaku
to realize for oneself

自豪

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zì háo
    zi4 hao2
tzu hao

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Pride
proud (of one's achievements etc)

菩薩


菩萨

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pú sà
    pu2 sa4
p`u sa
    pu sa
 bosatsu(p); bosachi(ok)
    ぼさつ(P); ぼさち(ok)

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Bodhisattva
(Buddhism) bodhisattva
(n,n-suf) (1) {Buddh} bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; (n,n-suf) (2) High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); (n,n-suf) (3) (See 本地垂迹説) title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory; (surname) Mizoro
bodhisattva, cf. 菩提薩埵. While the idea is not foreign to Hīnayāna, its extension of meaning is one of the chief marks of Mahāyāna. 'The Bodhisattva is indeed the characteristic feature of the Mahāyāna.' Keith. According to Mahāyāna the Hinayanists, i.e. the śrāvaka and pratyekabuddha, seek their own salvation, while the bodhisattva's aim is the salvation of others and of all. The earlier intp. of bodhisattva was 大道心衆生 all beings with mind for the truth; later it became 大覺有情 conscious beings of or for the great intelligence, or enlightenment. It is also intp. in terms of leadership, heroism, etc. In general it is a Mahayanist seeking Buddhahood, but seeking it altruistically; whether monk or layman, he seeks enlightenment to enlighten others, and he will sacrifice himself to save others; he is devoid of egoism and devoted to helping others. All conscious beings having the Buddha-nature are natural bodhisattvas, but require to undergo development. The mahāsattva is sufficiently advanced to become a Buddha and enter nirvāṇa, but according to his vow he remains in the realm of incarnation to save all conscious beings. A monk should enter on the arduous course of discipline which leads to Bodhisattvahood and Buddhahood.

見性


见性

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jiàn xìng
    jian4 xing4
chien hsing
 kenshou / kensho
    けんしょう

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Kensho - Initial Enlightenment
self-awareness; consciousness of one's own character
To behold the Buddha-nature within oneself, a common saying of the Chan (Zen) or Intuitive School.

言行

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yán xíng
    yan2 xing2
yen hsing
 genkou / genko
    げんこう

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Words and Deeds
words and actions; what one says and what one does
speech and behaviour (behavior)
Words and deeds.

貞烈


贞烈

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zhēn liè
    zhen1 lie4
chen lieh
 teiretsu / teretsu
    ていれつ

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Extreme Faithfulness
ready to die to preserve one's chastity
(noun or adjectival noun) extreme faithfulness

賢弟


贤弟

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xián dì
    xian2 di4
hsien ti
 kentei / kente
    けんてい

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Wise Younger Brother
worthy little brother
(pronoun) wise younger brother; polite reference to another's younger brother, or to one's junior; (personal name) Kentei

贖罪


赎罪

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shú zuì
    shu2 zui4
shu tsui
 shokuzai; zokuzai; tokuzai(ik)
    しょくざい; ぞくざい; とくざい(ik)

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Redemption / Atonement
to atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment; redemption; atonement
(n,vs,vi) (1) atonement; (2) {Christn} the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)

赤鬼

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chì guǐ
    chi4 gui3
ch`ih kuei
    chih kuei
 akaoni
    あかおに

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Red Demon
red-horned demon; red ogre; (surname) Akaki
The red demons of purgatory, one with the head of a bull, another with that of a horse, etc.

進化


进化

see styles
jìn huà
    jin4 hua4
chin hua
 shinka
    しんか

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Evolution
evolution; CL:個|个[ge4]
(n,vs,vi) (1) {biol} evolution; (n,vs,vi) (2) (ant: 退化・2) evolution; becoming more advanced; progress; development; improvement; (female given name) Shinka

運命


运命

see styles
yùn mìng
    yun4 ming4
yün ming
 unmei(p); sadame(gikun) / unme(p); sadame(gikun)
    うんめい(P); さだめ(gikun)

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Destiny / Fate
fate; one's fortune
(noun - becomes adjective with の) fate; destiny; lot; (personal name) Yukinobu
fate

金剛


金刚

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jīn gāng
    jin1 gang1
chin kang
 kongou / kongo
    こんごう

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Diamond
diamond; (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon); guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography)
(1) vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; (2) thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth; (p,s,g) Kongou
vajra, 伐闍羅; 跋折羅 (or跋闍羅); 縛曰羅(or 縛日羅) The thunderbolt of Indra, often called the diamond club; but recent research considers it a sun symbol. The diamond, synonym of hardness, indestructibility, power, the least frangible of minerals. It is one of the saptaratna 七寶.

金星

see styles
jīn xīng
    jin1 xing1
chin hsing
 kinboshi
    きんぼし

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Venus / Gold Star
gold star; stars (that one sees from blow to the head etc)
(1) dazzling victory; (2) {sumo} win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion; (surname) Kinboshi
Śukra, the planet Venus.

銘記


铭记

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míng jì
    ming2 ji4
ming chi
 meiki / meki
    めいき

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Remember
to engrave in one's memory
(noun, transitive verb) keep in mind; take note of; remember

韓國


韩国

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hán guó
    han2 guo2
han kuo
 kankoku
    かんこく
South Korea (Republic of Korea); Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄[zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2]; Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897
(personal name) Kankoku

アール

see styles
 aaru / aru
    アール

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Earle
are (fre:); measure of area (100 sq.m.); (male given name) Earl; Earle; Erle; Hal

オーレ

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 oore
    オーレ

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Aure
(interjection) (1) ole (spa:); (2) ore; Danish or Norwegian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a krone; (3) ore; Swedish monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a krona; (place-name) Are (Sweden); Aure

カーマ

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 kaama / kama
    カーマ

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Carma
(1) kama (desire, wish, or longing; one of the goals of life in Hindu tradition) (san:); (2) Kamadeva (Hindu god of human love); (personal name) Khama

ノルマ

see styles
 noruma
    ノルマ

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Norma
(one's) quota (rus: norma); assignment; (personal name) Norma

マーク

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 maaku / maku
    マーク

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Mark
(1) mark; sign; symbol; emblem; logo; label; brand; (vs,vt) (2) to mark; to put a mark on; (3) (abbreviation) (See トレードマーク) trademark; (noun, transitive verb) (4) paying attention to; keeping one's eye on; watching; marking (a player); guarding; (noun, transitive verb) (5) setting (a record); posting; recording; (personal name) Marg

りすか

see styles
 risuka
    リスカ
(noun/participle) (slang) (abbreviation) (See リストカット) wrist cutting; slashing one's wrists; (female given name) Risuka

不動心

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 fudoushin / fudoshin
    ふどうしん

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Immovable Mind
(1) imperturbability; steadfastness; (2) {MA} cool head in an emergency; keeping one's calm (e.g. during a fight)

奢摩他

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shē mó tā
    she1 mo2 ta1
she mo t`a
    she mo ta
 shamata

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Samatha
(or 奢摩陀); 舍摩他 śamatha, 'quiet, tranquility, calmness of mind, absence of passion.' M. W. Rest, peace, power to end (passion, etc.), one of the seven names for dhyāna.

守破離

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 shuhari
    しゅはり

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Shuhari
Shuhari; three stages of mastery: the fundamentals, breaking with tradition, creating one's own techniques

家族愛

see styles
 kazokuai
    かぞくあい

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Family Love
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love

尊厳死

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 songenshi
    そんげんし

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Death with Dignity
death with dignity; natural death (as opposed to extending one's life unnaturally with life support)

平常心

see styles
píng cháng xīn
    ping2 chang2 xin1
p`ing ch`ang hsin
    ping chang hsin
 heijoushin / hejoshin
    へいじょうしん

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Heijoshin / Presence of Mind
levelheadedness; calmness; equanimity
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
ordinary mind

獅子舞

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 shishimai
    ししまい

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Lion Dance
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume

生命力

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shēng mìng lì
    sheng1 ming4 li4
sheng ming li
 seimeiryoku / semeryoku
    せいめいりょく

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Vitality
vitality
vitality; (one's) life force

至眞覺


至眞觉

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zhì zhēn jué
    zhi4 zhen1 jue2
chih chen chüeh
 shishinkaku

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Enlightenment
the enlightenment of one who (has attained) the ultimate truth

蓮華智


莲华智

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lián huá zhì
    lian2 hua2 zhi4
lien hua chih
 renge chi

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Mystic Lotus Wisdom of Amitabha
The lotus or mystic wisdom of Amitābha, one of the five 智.

西遊記


西游记

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xī yóu jì
    xi1 you2 ji4
hsi yu chi
 saiyuuki; seiyuuki / saiyuki; seyuki
    さいゆうき; せいゆうき

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Journey to the West
"Journey to the West", Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩[Wu2 Cheng2 en1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, also called "Pilgrimage to the West" or "Monkey"
(1) (work) Journey to the West (classic of Chinese literature); (2) (work) Alakazam the Great (1960 animated film); (3) (work) Monkey (1978-1980 TV series); Monkey Magic; (4) (work) Saiyūki (2006 TV series); (wk) Journey to the West (classic of Chinese literature); (wk) Alakazam the Great (1960 animated film); (wk) Monkey (1978-1980 TV series); Monkey Magic; (wk) Saiyūki (2006 TV series)

親思い

see styles
 oyaomoi
    おやおもい

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Love for Parents
love or affection for one's parents

觀世音


观世音

see styles
guān shì yīn
    guan1 shi4 yin1
kuan shih yin
 Kanzeon
    かんぜおん

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Guan Shi Yin: Protector Of Life
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
(out-dated kanji) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
Regarder of the world's sounds, or cries, the so-called Goddess of Mercy; also known as 觀音; 觀世音善薩; 觀自在 (觀世自在); 觀尹; 光世音 (the last being the older form). Avalokiteśvara, v. 阿 8. Originally represented as a male, the images are now generally those of a female figure. The meaning of the term is in doubt; it is intp. as above, but the term 觀自在 (觀世自在) accords with the idea of Sovereign Regarder and is not associated with sounds or cries. Guanyin is one of the triad of Amida, is represented on his left, and is also represented as crowned with Amida; but there are as many as thirty-three different forms of Guanyin, sometimes with a bird, a vase, a willow wand, a pearl, a 'thousand' eyes and hands, etc., and, when as bestower of children, carrying a child. The island of Putuo (Potala) is the chief centre of Guanyin worship, where she is the protector of all in distress, especially of those who go to sea. There are many sūtras, etc., devoted to the cult, but its provenance and the date of its introduction to China are still in doubt. Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sūtra is devoted to Guanyin, and is the principal scripture of the cult; its date is uncertain. Guanyin is sometimes confounded with Amitābha and Maitreya. She is said to be the daughter of king Śubhavyūha 妙莊王, who had her killed by 'stifling because the sword of the executioner broke without hurting her. Her spirit went to hell; but hell changed into paradise. Yama sent her back to life to save his hell, when she was miraculously transported on a Lotus flower to the island of Poo-too'. Eitel.

赤い糸

see styles
 akaiito / akaito
    あかいいと

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The Red String
(exp,n) red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each

阿修羅


阿修罗

see styles
ā xiū luó
    a1 xiu1 luo2
a hsiu lo
 ashura; asura
    あしゅら; あすら

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Frightful Demon / Asura
Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology
{Buddh} Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology; (female given name) Ashura
asura, 修羅 originally meaning a spirit, spirits, or even the gods, it generally indicates titanic demons, enemies of the gods, with whom, especially Indra, they wage constant war. They are defined as 'not devas', and 'ugly', and 'without wine'. Other forms are 阿須羅 (or 阿蘇羅, or 阿素羅); 阿修倫 (or羅須倫 or 阿修輪 or 羅須輪); 阿素洛; 阿差. Four classes are named according to their manner of rebirth-egg, born, womb-born, transformation-born, and spawn- or water-born. Their abode is in the ocean, north of Sumeru, but certain of the weaker dwell in a western mountain cave. They have realms, rulers, and palaces, as have the devas. The 阿修羅道 is one of the six gatis, or ways of reincarnation. The 修羅場 or 修羅巷 is the battlefield of the asuras against Indra. The 阿修羅琴 are their harps.

阿拉丁

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ā lā dīng
    a1 la1 ding1
a la ting

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Aladdin
Aladdin, character in one of the tales in the The Book of One Thousand and One Nights

頑張る

see styles
 ganbaru
    がんばる

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Fortitude / Steadfast
(ateji / phonetic) (v5r,vi) (1) to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best; (2) to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); (3) to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge

スパイク

see styles
 supaiku
    スパイク

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Spike
(1) spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; cleat; (2) (abbreviation) (See スパイクシューズ) spiked shoes; spikes; cleats; boots (soccer, rugby, etc.); (noun, transitive verb) (3) {sports} injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking; (noun, transitive verb) (4) {sports} spike (volleyball); (personal name) Spike

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