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なにかいい手はないか

see styles
 nanikaiitehanaika / nanikaitehanaika
    なにかいいてはないか
(expression) what would be a good way to do it?

ノーマライゼーション

see styles
 noomaraizeeshon
    ノーマライゼーション
normalization; offering people with disabilities the same conditions as other people

ヘビーローテーション

see styles
 hebiirooteeshon / hebirooteeshon
    ヘビーローテーション
heavy rotation; frequently broadcasting or listening to the same music; frequently wearing the same outfit

マイルス・デイヴィス

 mairusu deirisu / mairusu derisu
    マイルス・デイヴィス
(person) Miles Davis

メキシコサラマンダー

see styles
 mekishikosaramandaa / mekishikosaramanda
    メキシコサラマンダー
Mexican salamander (Ambystoma mexicanum); axolotl; Mexican walking fish

Variations:
ものは相談
物は相談

 monohasoudan / monohasodan
    ものはそうだん
(expression) (1) (proverb) a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; (expression) (2) I've got something to ask you

Variations:
やり方
遣り方

 yarikata
    やりかた
way (of doing); manner; method; means

よろしくお願いします

see styles
 yoroshikuonegaishimasu
    よろしくおねがいします
(expression) please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; I look forward to working with you

レフェリー・ストップ

 referii sutoppu / referi sutoppu
    レフェリー・ストップ
breaking up a match (on the decision of the referee, in boxing, etc.) (wasei: referee stop)

Variations:
ろくろ回し
轆轤回し

 rokuromawashi
    ろくろまわし
(1) shaping ceramics on a pottery wheel; spinning a pottery wheel; (2) (slang) (joc) gesticulating with your hands as if you were shaping ceramics on a pottery wheel

ワンストップサービス

see styles
 wansutoppusaabisu / wansutoppusabisu
    ワンストップサービス
one-stop service

Variations:
ワンツー
ワン・ツー

 wantsuu; wan tsuu / wantsu; wan tsu
    ワンツー; ワン・ツー
(1) {boxing} (See ワンツーパンチ) one-two punch; (2) {sports} (See ワンツーパス) one-two (soccer pass); wall pass; give-and-go; push-and-run; (3) {sports} (See ワンツーフィニッシュ) one-two finish; competitors from the same country or team finishing first and second; (4) {baseb} one ball two strikes; two balls one strike

丈二和尚,摸不著頭腦


丈二和尚,摸不着头脑

zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
    zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3
chang erh ho shang , mo pu chao t`ou nao
    chang erh ho shang , mo pu chao tou nao
lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom); fig. at a total loss

三遍回って煙草にしょ

see styles
 sanbenmawattetabakonisho
    さんべんまわってタバコにしょ
(expression) (proverb) measure twice and cut once; go around three times before you take a smoke

Variations:
上がり
揚がり

 agari
    あがり
(n,n-suf) (1) (ant: 下がり・1) rise; increase; ascent; (2) income; takings; earnings; proceeds; (crop) yield; return; profit; (3) completion; end; finish; (4) end result (e.g. of crafts); how something comes out; finish; (5) (kana only) finishing (in a board or card game, etc.); (6) (abbreviation) (See 上がり花) green tea (esp. in a sushi restaurant); (suffix) (7) after (rain, illness, etc.); (suffix) (8) ex- (e.g. ex-bureaucrat); former

Variations:
世の習い
世のならい

 yononarai
    よのならい
(exp,n) the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)

Variations:

並み

 nami
    なみ
(adj-no,n) (1) average; medium; common; ordinary; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) mid-grade (item); regular grade; (suffix noun) (3) same level as; equal to; equivalent to; on par with; (suffix noun) (4) each (e.g. month); every; (suffix noun) (5) row of (teeth, houses, etc.); line of

Variations:
並み足
並足
並み歩

 namiashi
    なみあし
walking pace; slow march

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 ...

二進も三進もいかない

see styles
 nicchimosacchimoikanai
    にっちもさっちもいかない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place

二進も三進も行かない

see styles
 nicchimosacchimoikanai
    にっちもさっちもいかない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place

Variations:
伝い歩き
つたい歩き

 tsutaiaruki
    つたいあるき
(n,vs,vi) (1) walking while holding on to something (such as a wall or table); cruising (of a young child); (n,vs,vi) (2) walking over stepping stones

Variations:
体は正直
身体は正直

 karadahashoujiki / karadahashojiki
    からだはしょうじき
(expression) (proverb) (colloquialism) the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)

Variations:
何かと
何彼と

 nanikato
    なにかと
(adverb) one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

何処でもドア(sK)

 dokodemodoa
    どこでもドア
(from the manga; anime Doraemon) anywhere door; door that can take the person walking through it to any place they want

Variations:
何方
いず方(sK)

 izukata
    いずかた
(pronoun) (1) (kana only) (poetic term) which way; which direction; where; (pronoun) (2) (kana only) (poetic term) who

Variations:
使い回す
使いまわす

 tsukaimawasu
    つかいまわす
(transitive verb) (1) to use (the same thing) for multiple purposes; to reuse; (transitive verb) (2) to work (someone) hard; to order around

Variations:
使い方
遣い方

 tsukaikata
    つかいかた
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

Variations:
八十日目
やっとか目

 yattokame
    やっとかめ
(adjectival noun) (kana only) (Nagoya (and surrounding areas) dialect) (See 久しぶり・ひさしぶり・1) a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)

其れもそうだ(sK)

 soremosouda / soremosoda
    それもそうだ
(expression) that's true; that makes sense; you have a point

Variations:
内股
内また(sK)

 uchimata
    うちまた
(1) inner thigh; inside of the thigh; (2) (walking) pigeon-toed; having one's toes turned inward; (3) {MA} uchi-mata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs

Variations:
出どころ
出所
出処

 dedokoro; dedoko(出所, 出処)
    でどころ; でどこ(出所, 出処)
(1) (See 出所・しゅっしょ・1) source; origin; (2) exit; way out; (3) (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear; time to go into action

Variations:
分ける
別ける

 wakeru
    わける
(transitive verb) (1) to divide (into); to split (into); to part; to separate; to divide up; to classify; to sort out; to divide out; (transitive verb) (2) to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out; (transitive verb) (3) to distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between); (transitive verb) (4) to break up (a fight); to mediate; (transitive verb) (5) to call a draw; to tie; (transitive verb) (6) to push one's way through (a crowd); (transitive verb) (7) (also written as 頒ける) to sell

Variations:
切り上げる
切上げる

 kiriageru
    きりあげる
(transitive verb) (1) to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to stop early; to finish (at a convenient spot); (transitive verb) (2) to round up (number); (transitive verb) (3) to revalue (currency)

Variations:
切り抜ける
切抜ける

 kirinukeru
    きりぬける
(transitive verb) (1) to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); (transitive verb) (2) to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)

Variations:
力負け
力負(io)

 chikaramake
    ちからまけ
(n,vs,vi) (1) losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; (n,vs,vi) (2) losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard

Variations:
区切り
句切り

 kugiri
    くぎり
(1) pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; (2) break; end; (place to) stop; pause; milestone (e.g. in a project)

Variations:
半年ごとに
半年毎に

 hantoshigotoni
    はんとしごとに
(adverb) semiannually; biannually; half-yearly; every six months

Variations:
半建て
半建(io)

 handate
    はんだて
(adj-no,n) half-erect (e.g. building)

Variations:
口ぶり
口振り

 kuchiburi
    くちぶり
(1) way of speaking; (2) intimation

口をすっぱくして言う

see styles
 kuchiosuppakushiteiu / kuchiosuppakushiteu
    くちをすっぱくしていう
(exp,v5u) to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face

口を酸っぱくして言う

see styles
 kuchiosuppakushiteiu / kuchiosuppakushiteu
    くちをすっぱくしていう
(exp,v5u) to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face

Variations:
口利き
口きき

 kuchikiki
    くちきき
(1) mediation; good offices; intervention; mediator; middleman; (2) influential person; person of influence; (3) (archaism) eloquence; eloquent person; (4) (archaism) (original meaning) way of speaking

Variations:
叩き上げ
たたき上げ

 tatakiage
    たたきあげ
(1) working one's way up; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) self-made person; veteran

叩けよさらば開かれん

see styles
 tatakeyosarabahirakaren
    たたけよさらばひらかれん
(expression) (idiom) Knock, and it shall be opened unto you

叩けよ然らば開かれん

see styles
 tatakeyosarabahirakaren
    たたけよさらばひらかれん
(expression) (idiom) Knock, and it shall be opened unto you

同性パートナーシップ

see styles
 douseipaatonaashippu / dosepatonashippu
    どうせいパートナーシップ
same-sex partnership

Variations:

公(rK)

 kimi(p); kimi(sk)
    きみ(P); キミ(sk)
(pronoun) (1) (familiar language) (sometimes considered male language; referring to someone of equal or lower status) you; buddy; pal; (2) (orig. meaning) monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master; (pronoun) (3) (君 only) (polite language) (obsolete) he; she

君たちはどう生きるか

see styles
 kimitachihadouikiruka / kimitachihadoikiruka
    きみたちはどういきるか
(wk) How Do You Live? (1937 novel by Genzaburō Yoshino); (wk) The Boy and the Heron (2023 Studio Ghibli film)

嘘つきは泥棒の始まり

see styles
 usotsukihadorobounohajimari / usotsukihadorobonohajimari
    うそつきはどろぼうのはじまり
(expression) (idiom) Show me a liar, and I will show you a thief

嘘吐きは泥棒の始まり

see styles
 usotsukihadorobounohajimari / usotsukihadorobonohajimari
    うそつきはどろぼうのはじまり
(expression) (idiom) Show me a liar, and I will show you a thief

天に向かって唾を吐く

see styles
 tennimukattetsubakiohaku
    てんにむかってつばきをはく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) (See 天に唾する) to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; to turn to the sky and spit

好きこそ物の上手なれ

see styles
 sukikosomononojouzunare / sukikosomononojozunare
    すきこそもののじょうずなれ
(expression) (idiom) What one likes, one will do well; You become good at what you like doing

姜太公釣魚,願者上鉤


姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩

jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
    jiang1 tai4 gong1 diao4 yu2 , yuan4 zhe3 shang4 gou1
chiang t`ai kung tiao yü , yüan che shang kou
    chiang tai kung tiao yü , yüan che shang kou
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose

Variations:

厭(rK)

 iya(p); ya; iya(p)
    いや(P); や; イヤ(P)
(adjectival noun) (1) disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant; (adjectival noun) (2) unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome; (interjection) (3) (kana only) no!; quit it!; stop!

Variations:

帶(oK)

 obi
    おび
(1) obi (kimono sash); (2) obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); (3) band; belt; strip; (4) {anat;zool} cingulum; (5) (abbreviation) (See 帯番組,帯ドラマ) radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

Variations:

帶(sK)

 obi
    おび
(1) obi (kimono sash); (2) obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); (3) band; belt; strip; (4) {anat;zool} cingulum; (5) (abbreviation) (See 帯番組,帯ドラマ) radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

Variations:
帰り道
帰り路

 kaerimichi
    かえりみち
the way back; the way home; return trip

Variations:
序でながら
序ながら

 tsuidenagara
    ついでながら
(kana only) (See 序でに) incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

Variations:
延いて
延て(io)

 hiite / hite
    ひいて
(adverb) (kana only) (usu. as ひいては) (See ひいては) by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently

待てば甘露の日和あり

see styles
 matebakanronohiyoriari
    まてばかんろのひよりあり
(expression) (proverb) good things come to those who wait; if you wait, there will come a fine day of nectar (falling from the sky)

Variations:
従来通り
従来どおり

 juuraidoori / juraidoori
    じゅうらいどおり
(adv,adj-no) as before; as usual; the way it used to be

思う事言わねば腹膨る

see styles
 omoukotoiwanebaharafukuru / omokotoiwanebaharafukuru
    おもうこといわねばはらふくる
(expression) (proverb) if you don't speak your mind, you'll feel uneasy afterwards

情けは人のためならず

see styles
 nasakehahitonotamenarazu
    なさけはひとのためならず
(expression) (proverb) the good you do for others is good you do yourself; compassion is not for other people's benefit

Variations:
想像通り
想像どおり

 souzoudoori / sozodoori
    そうぞうどおり
(adv,adj-no) as you can imagine; as imagined

Variations:
我が党
わが党
我党

 wagatou / wagato
    わがとう
(exp,n) (1) my party; our party; (pronoun) (2) (archaism) I; me; (pronoun) (3) (archaism) you

Variations:
打ち方
打方(sK)

 uchikata
    うちかた
way to hit (a ball, drum, etc.); way to swing (a club); way to play (shogi, go, etc.)

Variations:
抜ける
脱ける

 nukeru
    ぬける
(v1,vi) (1) to come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape; to come loose; (v1,vi) (2) to fade; to discolour; (v1,vi) (3) to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); (v1,vi) (4) to leave (e.g. a meeting); (v1,vi) (5) to be clear; to be transparent (e.g. of the sky); (v1,vi) (6) (usu. as 抜けた or 抜けている) to be absentminded; to be careless; to be inattentive; to be foolish; (v1,vi) (7) {comp} to exit (a program loop); (transitive verb) (8) to go through; to pass through; to give way; to collapse; (transitive verb) (9) {hanaf} to finish a round with more than 88 points (not counting points gained from scoring combinations)

Variations:
押し通る
押しとおる

 oshitooru
    おしとおる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to force one's way through

持ちも提げもならない

see styles
 mochimosagemonaranai
    もちもさげもならない
(exp,adj-i) (rare) no way at all to deal with

Variations:
振り分ける
振分ける

 furiwakeru
    ふりわける
(transitive verb) (1) to divide in two; to divide in half; (transitive verb) (2) to apportion; to divide among; to portion out; to allot; to assign

授之以魚不如授之以漁


授之以鱼不如授之以渔

see styles
shòu zhī yǐ yú bù rú shòu zhī yǐ yú
    shou4 zhi1 yi3 yu2 bu4 ru2 shou4 zhi1 yi3 yu2
shou chih i yü pu ju shou chih i yü
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)

Variations:
晴れる
霽れる

 hareru
    はれる
(v1,vi) (1) to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining; (v1,vi) (2) to refresh (e.g. spirits); (v1,vi) (3) (See 疑いが晴れる) to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); (v1,vi) (4) to be dispelled; to be banished

Variations:
暖簾分け
のれん分け

 norenwake
    のれんわけ
(n,vs,vi) helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop

朱に交われば赤くなる

see styles
 shunimajiwarebaakakunaru / shunimajiwarebakakunaru
    しゅにまじわればあかくなる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) people will take on the characteristics of those who surround them; spend time with the wise and you will become wise, but the friends of fools will suffer; when mixing with vermillion, one becomes red

案ずるより生むが易し

see styles
 anzuruyoriumugayasushi
    あんずるよりうむがやすし
(expression) (proverb) it is easier to do something than worry about it; the anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face; fear overruns the danger; an attempt is sometimes easier than expected; it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it

案ずるより産むが易し

see styles
 anzuruyoriumugayasushi
    あんずるよりうむがやすし
(expression) (proverb) it is easier to do something than worry about it; the anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face; fear overruns the danger; an attempt is sometimes easier than expected; it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it

梵天丸もかくありたい

see styles
 bontenmarumokakuaritai
    ぼんてんまるもかくありたい
(expression) (idiom) (joc) I wish the same for myself

此処で会ったが百年目

see styles
 kokodeattagahyakunenme
    ここであったがひゃくねんめ
(expression) at last your time has come; I have found you at last

此処で逢ったが百年目

see styles
 kokodeattagahyakunenme
    ここであったがひゃくねんめ
(expression) at last your time has come; I have found you at last

步子太大,容易扯著蛋


步子太大,容易扯着蛋

bù zi tài dà , róng yì chě zhe dàn
    bu4 zi5 tai4 da4 , rong2 yi4 che3 zhe5 dan4
pu tzu t`ai ta , jung i ch`e che tan
    pu tzu tai ta , jung i che che tan
if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls (catchphrase) (line spoken by actor 葛優|葛优[Ge3 You1] in the 2010 action comedy movie 讓子彈飛|让子弹飞[Rang4 Zi3 dan4 Fei1]); (fig.) take things one step at a time

死んでも死にきれない

see styles
 shindemoshinikirenai
    しんでもしにきれない
(expression) (idiom) I can't die and leave things this way

死んでも死に切れない

see styles
 shindemoshinikirenai
    しんでもしにきれない
(expression) (idiom) I can't die and leave things this way

毎度有難うございます

see styles
 maidoarigatougozaimasu / maidoarigatogozaimasu
    まいどありがとうございます
(expression) thank you for your continued patronage

Variations:
泊まり込む
泊り込む

 tomarikomu
    とまりこむ
(v5m,vi) to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)

法筵龍象衆當觀第一義


法筵龙象众当观第一义

see styles
fǎ yán lóng xiàng zhòng dāng guān dì yī yì
    fa3 yan2 long2 xiang4 zhong4 dang1 guan1 di4 yi1 yi4
fa yen lung hsiang chung tang kuan ti i i
 ho en ryu zōshu, to kan dai ichigi
you dragons and elephants gathered at this dharma assembly, see now the first principle!

流石に(ateji)

 sasugani
    さすがに
(adverb) (1) (kana only) (See さすが・1) as one would expect; naturally; indeed; (adverb) (2) (kana only) still; all the same; after all

流石は(ateji)

 sasugaha
    さすがは
(expression) (kana only) (See さすが・1) as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

火を見たら火事と思え

see styles
 hiomitarakajitoomoe
    ひをみたらかじとおもえ
(expression) (proverb) you can never be too careful

Variations:
無双仕立
無双仕立て

 musoujitate / musojitate
    むそうじたて
making a piece of clothing with the same cloth inside and out; making a kimono with lining of the same fabric

Variations:
然もあらばあれ
遮莫

 samoarabaare / samoarabare
    さもあらばあれ
(expression) (kana only) be that the case, do so; do as you please; in any case

牡丹雖好,全仗綠葉扶


牡丹虽好,全仗绿叶扶

mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú
    mu3 dan5 sui1 hao3 , quan2 zhang4 lu:4 ye4 fu2
mu tan sui hao , ch`üan chang lü yeh fu
    mu tan sui hao , chüan chang lü yeh fu
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

物も言い様で角が立つ

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 monomoiiyoudekadogatatsu / monomoiyodekadogatatsu
    ものもいいようでかどがたつ
(exp,v5t) (idiom) Harsh words make the going rough; People may be offended (or not) by the way you speak

犬も歩けば棒に当たる

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 inumoarukebabouniataru / inumoarukebaboniataru
    いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる
(expression) (1) (proverb) no matter what you attempt, tragedy may befall you; (2) (proverb) good luck may come unexpectedly

用心に越した事は無い

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 youjinnikoshitakotohanai / yojinnikoshitakotohanai
    ようじんにこしたことはない
(expression) (idiom) You cannot be too careful

Variations:
申しにくい
申し難い

 moushinikui / moshinikui
    もうしにくい
(expression) I'm sorry to trouble you

白糸ハイランドウエイ

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 shiraitohairandouei / shiraitohairandoe
    しらいとハイランドウエイ
(place-name) Shiraito Highland Way

穴があったら入りたい

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 anagaattarahairitai / anagattarahairitai
    あながあったらはいりたい
(expression) (to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame

Variations:
空目
そら目(sK)

 sorame
    そらめ
(1) thinking one saw something that wasn't actually there; hallucination; (n,vs,vi) (2) (See 見ぬふり) pretending not to see; looking the other way; turning a blind eye; (n,vs,vi) (3) (See 上目) looking upwards; upward glance

聞くと見るとは大違い

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 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

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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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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