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世間難信捷徑


世间难信捷径

see styles
shì jiān nán xìn jié jìng
    shi4 jian1 nan2 xin4 jie2 jing4
shih chien nan hsin chieh ching
 seken nanshin shōkei
The speedy and straight way to Buddhahood (for all) which the world finds it hard to believe.

信じるに至る

see styles
 shinjiruniitaru / shinjirunitaru
    しんじるにいたる
(exp,v5r) to come to believe

満更でもない

see styles
 manzarademonai
    まんざらでもない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing

縁起をかつぐ

see styles
 engiokatsugu
    えんぎをかつぐ
(exp,v5g) to be superstitious; to believe in omens

阿呆の話食い

see styles
 ahounohanashigui / ahonohanashigui
    あほうのはなしぐい
(expression) (idiom) (rare) an idiot will swallow anything; an idiot will believe anything they hear; fools act without thinking

ありえんてぃー

see styles
 arienteぃー
    ありえんてぃー
(expression) (joc) (slang) that's impossible; I can't believe it

いたちの道切り

see styles
 itachinomichikiri
    いたちのみちきり
(expression) not to write to or visit someone; road of the weasel (it is believed that if someone blocks the path a weasel, he will never take that path again)

テンサラバサラ

see styles
 tensarabasara
    テンサラバサラ
(1) flock from a vine-seed weed, used for face powder, and believed to promote desire and happiness; (2) animal from popular folklore with a white fluffy down made from dandelions and a rabbit's tail resembling a fluffy hairball

信じるにいたる

see styles
 shinjiruniitaru / shinjirunitaru
    しんじるにいたる
(exp,v5r) to come to believe

Variations:
御神体
ご神体

 goshintai
    ごしんたい
(honorific or respectful language) {Shinto} (See 神体) shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine

ケサランパサラン

see styles
 kesaranpasaran
    ケサランパサラン
(1) flock from a vine-seed weed, used for face powder, and believed to promote desire and happiness; (2) animal from popular folklore with a white fluffy down made from dandelions and a rabbit's tail resembling a fluffy hairball

ケセランパサラン

see styles
 keseranpasaran
    ケセランパサラン
(1) flock from a vine-seed weed, used for face powder, and believed to promote desire and happiness; (2) animal from popular folklore with a white fluffy down made from dandelions and a rabbit's tail resembling a fluffy hairball

ケセランパセラン

see styles
 keseranpaseran
    ケセランパセラン
(1) flock from a vine-seed weed, used for face powder, and believed to promote desire and happiness; (2) animal from popular folklore with a white fluffy down made from dandelions and a rabbit's tail resembling a fluffy hairball

まさかとは思うが

see styles
 masakatohaomouga / masakatohaomoga
    まさかとはおもうが
(expression) I doubt it, but ...; I find it hard to believe, but ...; it's a long shot, but ...

Variations:

鯱鉾(rK)

 shachihoko; shachihoko
    しゃちほこ; シャチホコ
(1) (kana only) shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; (2) (kana only) roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)

Variations:
宗教2世
宗教二世

 shuukyounisei / shukyonise
    しゅうきょうにせい
second-generation believers; people following their parents' religion

眼見為實,耳聽為虛


眼见为实,耳听为虚

yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū
    yan3 jian4 wei2 shi2 , er3 ting1 wei2 xu1
yen chien wei shih , erh t`ing wei hsü
    yen chien wei shih , erh ting wei hsü
to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.; It ain't necessarily so.

聞いて極楽見て地獄

see styles
 kiitegokurakumitejigoku / kitegokurakumitejigoku
    きいてごくらくみてじごく
(expression) (proverb) don't believe everything you hear; what is a paradise on hearsay may be a hell at sight

Variations:

縡(oK)

 koto
    こと
(1) (kana only) thing; matter; (2) (kana only) incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; (3) (kana only) circumstances; situation; state of affairs; (4) (kana only) work; business; affair; (5) (kana only) after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; (suffix noun) (6) (kana only) (See 事・ごと・1) nominalizing suffix; (suffix noun) (7) (kana only) (See 事・ごと・2) pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; (8) (kana only) (as AことB (A = alias, B = real name)) alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or; (9) (kana only) (as 〜ことはない) necessity; need; (10) (kana only) (as 〜ことだ) you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...

信じようと信じまいと

see styles
 shinjiyoutoshinjimaito / shinjiyotoshinjimaito
    しんじようとしんじまいと
(expression) believe it or not

聞くと見るとは大違い

see styles
 kikutomirutohaoochigai
    きくとみるとはおおちがい
(expression) (proverb) don't believe everything you hear; seeing is believing; to have heard of is not to have seen

Variations:

蟲(oK)

 mushi
    むし
(1) insect; bug; cricket; moth; (2) worm; roundworm; (3) (from a traditional belief of an internal insect) (See 虫を殺す) thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; (4) (See 虫気) nervousness; fretfulness; (5) (See 本の虫) person devoted to one thing; single-minded person; (6) valve core; (7) (kana only) {hanaf} (See 虫札) mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)

Variations:
真似事
まね事
マネ事

 manegoto(真似事, mane事); manegoto(mane事)
    まねごと(真似事, まね事); マネごと(マネ事)
(1) imitation; copy; make-believe; pretence; sham; (2) (oft. used to speak humbly about one's own actions) doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

Variations:
縁起を担ぐ
縁起をかつぐ

 engiokatsugu
    えんぎをかつぐ
(exp,v5g) to be superstitious; to believe in omens

Variations:
いたちの道切り
鼬の道切り

 itachinomichikiri
    いたちのみちきり
(expression) (See いたちの道) not to write to or visit someone; road of the weasel (it is believed that if someone blocks the path a weasel, he will never take that path again)

Variations:
信じきる
信じ切る
信切る

 shinjikiru
    しんじきる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

Variations:
信じ込む
信じこむ(sK)

 shinjikomu
    しんじこむ
(transitive verb) to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely

家醜不可外傳,流言切莫輕信


家丑不可外传,流言切莫轻信

jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
    jia1 chou3 bu4 ke3 wai4 chuan2 , liu2 yan2 qie4 mo4 qing1 xin4
chia ch`ou pu k`o wai ch`uan , liu yen ch`ieh mo ch`ing hsin
    chia chou pu ko wai chuan , liu yen chieh mo ching hsin
Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom); Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.

心内にあれば色外にあらわる

see styles
 kokorouchiniarebairosotoniarawaru / kokorochiniarebairosotoniarawaru
    こころうちにあればいろそとにあらわる
(exp,v2r-s) (proverb) what you believe in your heart is revealed in your face

Variations:
侃侃諤諤
侃々諤々
侃々諤諤

 kankangakugaku
    かんかんがくがく
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint

Variations:
信じるに至る
信じるにいたる

 shinjiruniitaru / shinjirunitaru
    しんじるにいたる
(exp,v5r) to come to believe

Variations:
考える
勘える
稽える

 kangaeru
    かんがえる
(transitive verb) (1) to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on); (transitive verb) (2) to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration; (transitive verb) (3) to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect; (transitive verb) (4) to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan; (transitive verb) (5) to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine; (transitive verb) (6) to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise; (transitive verb) (7) to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view

Variations:
ありえんてぃー
アリエンティー

 arienteぃー; arientii / arienteぃー; arienti
    ありえんてぃー; アリエンティー
(expression) (joc) (slang) (See ありえない・1) that's impossible; I can't believe it

Variations:
ごっこ遊び
ごっご遊び(sK)

 gokkoasobi
    ごっこあそび
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play

Variations:
家鳴り
鳴家
鳴屋
家鳴(sK)

 yanari
    やなり
(n,vs,vi) rattling and trembling of a house (traditionally believed to be caused by oni or the deceased); creaking of a building (and its furniture)

Variations:
侃侃諤諤
侃々諤々
侃々諤諤(sK)

 kankangakugaku
    かんかんがくがく
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint

Variations:
嘘のよう
嘘の様
ウソの様
うその様

 usonoyou(嘘noyou, 嘘no様, usono様); usonoyou(usono様) / usonoyo(嘘noyo, 嘘no様, usono様); usonoyo(usono様)
    うそのよう(嘘のよう, 嘘の様, うその様); ウソのよう(ウソの様)
(exp,adj-na) (See 様・よう・4) hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible

Variations:
なんまんだぶ
なんまいだー
なまんだぶ

 nanmandabu; nanmaidaa; namandabu / nanmandabu; nanmaida; namandabu
    なんまんだぶ; なんまいだー; なまんだぶ
(expression) (colloquialism) {Buddh} (See 南無阿弥陀仏・なむあみだぶつ) I sincerely believe in Amitabha; Lord have mercy on me

Variations:
真似事
まね事(sK)
マネ事(sK)

 manegoto
    まねごと
(1) imitation; copy; make-believe; pretence; sham; (2) (oft. used to speak humbly about one's own actions) doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

Variations:
思う
想う
念う
憶う
懐う
惟う

 omou / omo
    おもう
(transitive verb) (1) (想う has connotations of heart-felt) to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon; (transitive verb) (2) to think (of doing); to plan (to do); (transitive verb) (3) to judge; to assess; to regard; (transitive verb) (4) to imagine; to suppose; to dream; (transitive verb) (5) to expect; to look forward to; (transitive verb) (6) to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want; (transitive verb) (7) to recall; to remember

Variations:
嘘のよう
嘘の様
ウソの様(sK)
うその様(sK)

 usonoyou; usonoyou / usonoyo; usonoyo
    うそのよう; ウソのよう
(exp,adj-na) hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous

Variations:
侃侃諤諤
侃々諤々
侃侃諤々(sK)
侃々諤諤(sK)

 kankangakugaku
    かんかんがくがく
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint

Variations:
ケサランパサラン
ケセランパセラン
ケセランパサラン
テンサラバサラ

 kesaranpasaran; keseranpaseran; keseranpasaran; tensarabasara
    ケサランパサラン; ケセランパセラン; ケセランパサラン; テンサラバサラ
(1) flock from a vine-seed weed, used for face powder, and believed to promote desire and happiness; (2) animal from popular folklore with a white fluffy down made from dandelions and a rabbit's tail resembling a fluffy hairball

Variations:
存じ上げる
存じあげる
存知上げる(ateji)
存知あげる(sK)

 zonjiageru
    ぞんじあげる
(transitive verb) (1) (humble language) to know (someone); (transitive verb) (2) (humble language) (dated) (See 存じる・2) to think; to believe

Variations:
知らんがために我は信ず
知らんがためにわれは信ず
知らんが為に我は信ず

 shirangatameniwarehashinzu
    しらんがためにわれはしんず
(expression) (quote) (maxim of Saint Anselm of Canterbury) I believe in order to understand; credo ut intelligam

Variations:
思う
想う
憶う(rK)
念う(rK)
懐う(sK)
惟う(sK)
意う(sK)

 omou / omo
    おもう
(transitive verb) (1) (想う has connotations of heart-felt) to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon; (transitive verb) (2) to think (of doing); to plan (to do); (transitive verb) (3) to judge; to assess; to regard; (transitive verb) (4) to imagine; to suppose; to dream; (transitive verb) (5) to expect; to look forward to; (transitive verb) (6) to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want; (transitive verb) (7) to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love; (transitive verb) (8) to recall; to remember

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

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