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切らす

see styles
 kirasu
    きらす
(transitive verb) (1) to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; (transitive verb) (2) to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

切り札

see styles
 kirifuda
    きりふだ
(1) trump card; (2) ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

切れる

see styles
 kireru
    きれる
(v1,vi) (1) to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack; (v1,vi) (2) to be injured; (v1,vi) (3) to wear out; to be worn out; (v1,vi) (4) to break; to burst; to collapse; (v1,vi) (5) to wear off; to stop working; to go dead; (v1,vi) (6) to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due; (v1,vi) (7) to run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out; to be out of; (v1,vi) (8) to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off; to be disconnected; (v1,vi) (9) to cut well; to be sharp; (v1,vi) (10) to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able; (v1,vi) (11) to be short of; to drop under (a certain figure); to beat (e.g. a record time); (v1,vi) (12) to dry off; (v1,vi) (13) to curve; to veer; (v1,vi) (14) to shuffle (cards); (v1,vi) (15) (colloquialism) (See キレる) to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip; (aux-v,v1) (16) (kana only) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to be able to do completely

切張り

see styles
 kiribari
    きりばり
(noun/participle) (1) patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); (2) (computer terminology) cut and paste

切断厨

see styles
 setsudanchuu / setsudanchu
    せつだんちゅう
(net-sl) (derogatory term) ragequitter; person who disconnects from an online game (when losing)

切落し

see styles
 kiriotoshi
    きりおとし
(1) leftover pieces (when slicing meat, fish, cake, etc.); end pieces; (2) clipping

切貼り

see styles
 kiribari
    きりばり
(noun/participle) (1) patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); (2) (computer terminology) cut and paste

初めて

see styles
 hajimete
    はじめて
(adv,adj-no) (1) for the first time; (adverb) (2) only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

初僧祗

see styles
chū sēng zhī
    chu1 seng1 zhi1
ch`u seng chih
    chu seng chih
 sho sōshi
The first of the three asaṃkhyeya or incalculable kalpas.

初当選

see styles
 hatsutousen / hatsutosen
    はつとうせん
(noun/participle) winning one's first election; being elected for the first time

初日分

see styles
chū rì fēn
    chu1 ri4 fen1
ch`u jih fen
    chu jih fen
 shonichinun
The first of the three divisions of the day, beginning, middle, end 初中後.

初時教


初时教

see styles
chū shí jiào
    chu1 shi2 jiao4
ch`u shih chiao
    chu shih chiao
 shojikyō
A term of the 法相宗 Dharmalakṣana school, the first of the three periods of the Buddha's teaching, in which he overcame the ideas of heterodox teachers that the ego is real, and preached the four noble truths and the five skandhas, etc.

初穂料

see styles
 hatsuhoryou / hatsuhoryo
    はつほりょう
{Shinto} ceremony fee; money dedicated to the gods when participating in a ceremony

删闍夜


删阇夜

see styles
shān shé yè
    shan1 she2 ye4
shan she yeh
 Sanjaya
(or 耶毘羅胝子); 删逝移毘刺知子 Sañjaya-Vairāṭīputra, or Saṁjayin Vairaḍīputra, one of the six founders of heretical or non-Buddhist schools, whose doctrine was that pain and suffering would end in due course, like unwinding a ball of silk, hence there was no need of seeking the 'Way'.

別ける

see styles
 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; (2) to share; to distribute; to deal out; to dish out; (3) to distinguish; to discriminate; to differentiate (between); (4) to break up (a fight); to mediate; (5) to call a draw; to tie; (6) to push one's way through (a crowd); (7) to sell

別れる

see styles
 wakareru
    わかれる
(v1,vi) (1) to part (usu. of people); to part from; to part with; to be apart from; (v1,vi) (2) to separate (of a couple); to break up; to divorce; (v1,vi) (3) to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

別れ路

see styles
 wakareji
    わかれじ
parting of the ways; the way to hades; one's way after the parting

別行動

see styles
 betsukoudou / betsukodo
    べつこうどう
(noun/participle) (ant: 団体行動) doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

利かす

see styles
 kikasu
    きかす
(transitive verb) (1) (See 利かせる・1) to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (e.g. intimidation); to take advantage of (e.g. one's influence); to season (with salt, etc.); to put in; (transitive verb) (2) (See 気を利かす) to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display

利き手

see styles
 kikite
    ききて
one's dominant hand

利き腕

see styles
 kikiude
    ききうで
one's dominant arm

利き足

see styles
 kikiashi
    ききあし
one's dominant foot

利波波

see styles
lì bō bō
    li4 bo1 bo1
li po po
 Ribaba
離波多; 黎婆多; 頡隸伐多 Revata; Raivata. (1) A Brahman hermit; one of the disciples of Śākyamuni, to be reborn as Samanta-prabhāsa. (2) President of the second synod, a native of Sāṅkāśya. (3) A contemporary of Aśoka, mentioned in connection with the third synod. Cf. Eitel.

利行攝


利行摄

see styles
lì xíng shè
    li4 xing2 she4
li hsing she
 rigyō shō
saṃgraha-vastu, the drawing of all beings to Buddhism through blessing them by deed, word, and will; one of the 四攝法 q.v.

利養縛


利养缚

see styles
lì yǎng fú
    li4 yang3 fu2
li yang fu
 riyō baku
The bond of selfish greed, one of the two bonds, gain and fame.

到手軟


到手软

see styles
dào shǒu ruǎn
    dao4 shou3 ruan3
tao shou juan
(do a manual task) until one's hands go limp with exhaustion

到時候


到时候

see styles
dào shí hòu
    dao4 shi2 hou4
tao shih hou
when the moment comes; at that time

制する

see styles
 seisuru / sesuru
    せいする
(vs-s,vt) (1) to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to bridle; (vs-s,vt) (2) to get the better of; (vs-s,vt) (3) to control; to command

刷手機


刷手机

see styles
shuā shǒu jī
    shua1 shou3 ji1
shua shou chi
to scroll on one's smartphone; to check one's smartphone (for updates on social media etc); to swipe one's smartphone (as a substitute for a payment card etc)

刷込む

see styles
 surikomu
    すりこむ
(irregular okurigana usage) (transitive verb) to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to print on; to instill (thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)

刺し箸

see styles
 sashibashi
    さしばし
skewering one's food with a chopstick in order to pick it up (a breach of etiquette)

前々回

see styles
 zenzenkai
    ぜんぜんかい
the time before last; last time but one

前ほど

see styles
 maehodo
    まえほど
(expression) (sometines written 前程) to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to

前三甲

see styles
qián sān jiǎ
    qian2 san1 jia3
ch`ien san chia
    chien san chia
top three

前住所

see styles
 zenjuusho / zenjusho
    ぜんじゅうしょ
one's former address

前借り

see styles
 maegari
    まえがり
(noun, transitive verb) (See 前貸し) getting an advance (on one's salary)

前前回

see styles
 zenzenkai
    ぜんぜんかい
the time before last; last time but one

前半生

see styles
qián bàn shēng
    qian2 ban4 sheng1
ch`ien pan sheng
    chien pan sheng
 zenhansei / zenhanse
    ぜんはんせい
first half of one's life
first half of one's life

前境界

see styles
qián jìng jiè
    qian2 jing4 jie4
ch`ien ching chieh
    chien ching chieh
 zen kyōgai
world of objects in front of one

前振り

see styles
 maefuri
    まえふり
(1) (See 前置き) preface; introduction; (2) lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; (3) (abbreviation) (See 前振込み) payment in advance (by bank transfer); (4) swinging (one's body) forward

前捌き

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

割韭菜

see styles
gē jiǔ cài
    ge1 jiu3 cai4
ko chiu ts`ai
    ko chiu tsai
(fig.) (coll.) to fleece a group of people repeatedly (esp. small investors, consumers or fans), treating them as an endlessly renewable resource to harvest for profit

劉光第


刘光第

see styles
liú guāng dì
    liu2 guang1 di4
liu kuang ti
Liu Guangdi (1859-1898), one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子[Wu4 xu1 Liu4 jun1 zi5] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898

力ずく

see styles
 chikarazuku
    ちからずく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (brute) force; using all one's might

力づく

see styles
 chikarazuku
    ちからづく
(Godan verb with "ku" ending) to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged

力めて

see styles
 tsutomete
    つとめて
(adverb) (1) as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's ability; diligently; (expression) (2) make an effort!; work hard!

力一杯

see styles
 chikaraippai
    ちからいっぱい
(adverbial noun) with might and main; with all one's strength

力不足

see styles
 chikarabusoku
    ちからぶそく
(n,adj-no,adj-na) lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth

力付く

see styles
 chikarazuku
    ちからづく
(Godan verb with "ku" ending) to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged

力任せ

see styles
 chikaramakase
    ちからまかせ
(adjectival noun) with all one's strength; with all one's might

力尽く

see styles
 chikarazuku
    ちからづく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (brute) force; using all one's might

力自慢

see styles
 chikarajiman
    ちからじまん
(noun or adjectival noun) boasting of one's strength

力試し

see styles
 chikaradameshi
    ちからだめし
test of one's strength; test of one's ability

力負け

see styles
 chikaramake
    ちからまけ
(noun/participle) (1) losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; (2) losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard

功勞簿

see styles
gōng láo bù
    gong1 lao2 bu4
kung lao pu
record of achievements; (fig.) laurels (as something one rests on)

功巧論


功巧论

see styles
gōng qiǎo lùn
    gong1 qiao3 lun4
kung ch`iao lun
    kung chiao lun
 Kukō ron
功明論 (or 巧明論) Śilpasthāna-vidyā-śāstra; 'the śāstra of arts and sciences, ' i. e. of 術 and 數, one of the 五明 five works on knowledge; it treats of 'arts, mechanics, dual philosophy, and calendaric calculations'. Eitel.

功徳蔵

see styles
 kudokuzou / kudokuzo
    くどくぞう
(1) {Buddh} (See 功徳・1) one's accumulated merit; treasure house of merit; (2) {Buddh} (See 阿弥陀仏) Amithaba (Buddha)

功德田

see styles
gōng dé tián
    gong1 de2 tian2
kung te t`ien
    kung te tien
 kudoku den
The field of merit and virtue, i. e. the triratna 三寳, to be cultivated by the faithful; it is one of the three fields for cultivating welfare 三福田.

加える

see styles
 kuwaeru
    くわえる
(transitive verb) (1) to add; to add up; to sum up; to append; to annex; (transitive verb) (2) to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to pick up; (transitive verb) (3) to include; to count in; to let join; (transitive verb) (4) to inflict (damage); to deal; to give

加わる

see styles
 kuwawaru
    くわわる
(v5r,vi) (1) to be added to; to be appended; (v5r,vi) (2) to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; (v5r,vi) (3) to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence); to grow; to gather (speed); (v5r,vi) (4) to be applied (e.g. heat, pressure); to be exerted

加備力


加备力

see styles
jiā bèi lì
    jia1 bei4 li4
chia pei li
 kabiriki
the Buddha's empowerment of people [to alleviate suffering]

加威力

see styles
jiā wēi lì
    jia1 wei1 li4
chia wei li
 kairiki
the Buddha's empowerment of people [to alleviate suffering]

加賀紋

see styles
 kagamon
    かがもん
coloured family crest (popular amongst people from Kaga)

努めて

see styles
 tsutomete
    つとめて
(adverb) (1) as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's ability; diligently; (expression) (2) make an effort!; work hard!

励ます

see styles
 hagemasu
    はげます
(transitive verb) (1) to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; (transitive verb) (2) (dated) to raise (one's voice)

勉めて

see styles
 tsutomete
    つとめて
(adverb) (1) as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's ability; diligently; (expression) (2) make an effort!; work hard!

勉強運

see styles
 benkyouun / benkyoun
    べんきょううん
one's fate (fortune) as concerns studies

勒沙婆

see styles
lè shā pó
    le4 sha1 po2
le sha p`o
    le sha po
 Rokushaba
Ṛṣabha, described as one of three famous ṛṣi, before the days of Śākyamuni, of the Nirgrantha type of naked ascetics.

動不動


动不动

see styles
dòng bu dòng
    dong4 bu5 dong4
tung pu tung
(typically followed by 就[jiu4]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat

動力因

see styles
 douryokuin / doryokuin
    どうりょくいん
{phil} (See 作用因) efficient cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")

動嘴皮


动嘴皮

see styles
dòng zuǐ pí
    dong4 zui3 pi2
tung tsui p`i
    tung tsui pi
to move one's lips; to wag one's tongue

動腦筋


动脑筋

see styles
dòng nǎo jīn
    dong4 nao3 jin1
tung nao chin
to use one's brains; to think

勝三修


胜三修

see styles
shèng sān xiū
    sheng4 san1 xiu1
sheng san hsiu
 shō sanshu
three superior methods of cultivation

勝導者


胜导者

see styles
shèng dǎo zhě
    sheng4 dao3 zhe3
sheng tao che
 shōdōsha
one who leads

勝手に

see styles
 katteni
    かってに
(adverb) arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases; selfishly; by itself; automatically

勝手連

see styles
 katteren
    かってれん
grassroots group; spontaneous assembly of ordinary people

勝論宗


胜论宗

see styles
shèng lùn zōng
    sheng4 lun4 zong1
sheng lun tsung
 Shōron shū
The Vaiśeṣika school of Indian philosophy, whose foundation is ascribed to Kaṇāda (Ulūka); he and his successors are respectfully styled 論師 or slightingly 論外道; the school, when combined with the Nyāya, is also known as Nyāya-vaiśeṣika .

勝論師


胜论师

see styles
shèng lùn shī
    sheng4 lun4 shi1
sheng lun shih
 shōron shi
Vaiśeṣika teacher or philosopher

勝負服

see styles
 shoubufuku / shobufuku
    しょうぶふく
(1) jockey's racing uniform; (2) (colloquialism) one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.

勤務者

see styles
 kinmusha
    きんむしゃ
workers; employees; people on duty

勾股弦

see styles
 koukogen / kokogen
    こうこげん
(obscure) three sides of right triangle (minor cathetus, major cathetus & hypotenuse)

化の皮

see styles
 bakenokawa
    ばけのかわ
(irregular okurigana usage) masking one's true character; disguise; sheep's clothing

化地部

see styles
huà dì bù
    hua4 di4 bu4
hua ti pu
 Keji bu
Mahīśāsakah, 磨醯奢婆迦部; 彌喜捨婆阿; 彌婆塞部, 正地部 an offshoot from the 說一切有部 or Sarvāstivāda school, supposed to have been founded 300 years after the nirvana. The name Mahisasakah is said to be that of a ruler who 'converted his land' or people; or 正地 'rectified his land'. The doctrines of the school are said to be similar to those of the 大衆部 Mahāsāṅghika; and to have maintained, inter alia, the reality of the present, but not of the past and future; also the doctrine of the void and the non-ego; the production of taint 染 by the five 識 perceptions; the theory of nine kinds of non-activity, and so on. It was also called 法無去來宗 the school which denied reality to past and future.

化導力


化导力

see styles
huà dǎo lì
    hua4 dao3 li4
hua tao li
 kedōriki
Power to instruct and guide, one of the 三力.

化楽天

see styles
 kerakuten
    けらくてん
{Buddh} (See 六欲天) heaven of enjoying emanations; one of the six heavens of the desire realm

化粧水

see styles
 keshoumizu / keshomizu
    けしょうみず
(1) {sumo} water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; (2) fresh water used when making up one's face

北の対

see styles
 kitanotai
    きたのたい
(See 対の屋) northern side house (to the rear of a main residence; often home to one's wife)

北京市

see styles
běi jīng shì
    bei3 jing1 shi4
pei ching shih
Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to 京[Jing1])

北陸道

see styles
 hokurikudou / hokurikudo
    ほくりくどう
(1) (hist) (See 七道) Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan; (2) (See 北陸) Hokurikudō; highway running through the Hokuriku region

区切る

see styles
 kugiru
    くぎる
(transitive verb) (1) to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to mark off; to cut off; (2) to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

十三身

see styles
shí sān shēn
    shi2 san1 shen1
shih san shen
The thirty-three forms in which Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin) is said to have presented himself, from that of a Buddha to that of a woman or a rakṣas. Cf. Lotus Sūtra 普門 chapter.

十二佛

see styles
shí èr fó
    shi2 er4 fo2
shih erh fo
 jūni butsu
The twelve Buddhas of the esoteric sect placed three on the east, one in each of the other seven directions, and one each for zenith and nadir.

十二獸


十二兽

see styles
shí èr shòu
    shi2 er4 shou4
shih erh shou
 jūnishū
The twelve animals for the "twelve horary branches" with their names, hours, and the Chinese transliterations of their Sanskrit equivalents; v. 大集經 23 and 56. There are also the thirty-six animals, three for each hour. The twelve are: Serpent 蛇 巳, 9-11 a.m. 迦若; Horse 馬午, 11-1 noon 兜羅; Sheep 羊未, 1―3 p.m. 毘梨支迦; Monkey 猴申, 3-5 p.m. 檀尼毘; Cock 鶏酉, 5-7 p.m. 摩迦羅; Dog 大戌, 7-9 p.m. 鳩槃; Boar 豕亥, 9-11 p.m.彌那; Rat 鼠子, 11-1 midnight 彌沙; Ox 牛丑 1-3 a.m. 毘利沙; Tiger (or Lion) 虎寅, 3―5 a.m. 彌倫那; Hare 兎卯, 5-7 a.m. 羯迦吒迦; Dragon 龍辰, 7-9 a.m 絲阿.

十八天

see styles
shí bā tiān
    shi2 ba1 tian1
shih pa t`ien
    shih pa tien
 jūhachi ten
Brahmaloka, the eighteen heavens of form, rūpadhātu, three of the first dhyāna, 梵衆天; 梵輔天; 大梵天; three of the second, 少光天; 無量光天; 光音; three of the third, 少淨天; 無量淨天; 徧淨天; and nine of the fourth, 無雲天; 福生天; 廣果天; 無想天; 無煩天; 無熱天; 善見天; 善現,天; 色究竟天 ."Southern Buddhism knows only sixteen. Those two which Northern Buddhists added are Punya-prasava 福生 and Anabhraka 無雲." Eitel.

十八物

see styles
shí bā wù
    shi2 ba1 wu4
shih pa wu
 jūhachi motsu
The eighteen things a monk should carry in the performance of his duties—willow twigs, soap, the three garments, a water-bottle, a begging-bowl, mat, staff, censer, filter, handkerchief, knife, fire-producer, pincers hammock, sutra, the vinaya, the Buddha's image, and bodhisattva image or images; cf. 梵綱經 37.

十八番

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 juuhachiban / juhachiban
    じゅうはちばん
    ohako
    おはこ
(1) one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte; (2) No. 18; eighteenth; (3) (abbreviation) repertoire of 18 kabuki plays; one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte

十八道

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shí bā dào
    shi2 ba1 dao4
shih pa tao
 jūhachi dō
In the two maṇḍalas, Vajradhātu and Garbhadhātu, each has nine central objects of worship. The Shingon disciple devotes himself to meditation on one of these eighteen each day.

十六國


十六国

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shí liù guó
    shi2 liu4 guo2
shih liu kuo
 jūroku koku
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439); also written 五胡十六國|五胡十六国
sixteen states

十勝行


十胜行

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shí shèng xíng
    shi2 sheng4 xing2
shih sheng hsing
 jisshōgyō
The ten pāramitās observed by bodhisattvas, see 十地 and 十住. Hīnayāna has another group, adding to the four 梵福 q. v. the six of sacrificing one's life to save mother; or father; or a Buddha; to become a monk: to induce another to become a monk; to obtain authority to preach.

十四難


十四难

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shí sì nán
    shi2 si4 nan2
shih ssu nan
 jūshi nan
The fourteen difficult questions of the "heretics" to which the Buddha made no reply, for, as it is said, the questions were no more properly put than if one asked " How much milk can you get from cow's horn?" They are forms of: All is permanent, impermanent, both or neither; all changes, changes not, both, neither; at death a spirit departs, does not, both, neither; after death we have the same body (or personality) and spirit, or body and spirit are different.

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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