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上目線

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 uemesen
    うえめせん
(See 上から目線) condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

下がり

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 sagari
    さがり
(1) (ant: 上がり・1) fall; decline; lowering; hanging down; drooping; slanting (downward); (2) {sumo} string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; (3) (usu. as お下がり) (See お下がり・1,お下がり・2) food offering to the gods; leftovers; hand-me-downs; (4) leaving (one's master's place for home); (n-suf,n) (5) a little after ...

下がる

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 sagaru
    さがる
(v5r,vi) (1) to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; (2) to hang; to dangle; (3) to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; (4) to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; (5) to get closer to the present day; (6) to go south

下げる

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 sageru
    さげる
(transitive verb) (1) to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration); (transitive verb) (2) to lower; to reduce; to bring down; (transitive verb) (3) to demote; to move back; to pull back; (transitive verb) (4) to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar); (transitive verb) (5) {hanaf} (See 出来役) to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cards

下げ弓

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 sageyumi
    さげゆみ
down-bow (technique used when playing a string instrument)

下げ髪

see styles
 sagegami
    さげがみ
pigtail; ponytail; hair (hanging down the back)

下りる

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 oriru
    おりる
(v1,vi) (1) to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; (2) to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; (3) to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; (4) to be granted; to be issued; to be given; (5) to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); (6) to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

下り便

see styles
 kudaribin
    くだりびん
down train; outbound train

下り線

see styles
 kudarisen
    くだりせん
down line; outbound line

下ろす

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 orosu
    おろす
(transitive verb) (1) to take down (e.g. flag); to launch (e.g. boat); to drop; to lower (e.g. ladder); to let (a person) off; to unload; to discharge; (2) to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle); to let (a person) off; (3) to withdraw money from an account; (4) to wear (clothing) for the first time; (5) to fillet (e.g. a fish)

下口食

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xià kǒu shí
    xia4 kou3 shi2
hsia k`ou shih
    hsia kou shih
 ge ku jiki
one of the 四邪命食 four heterodox means of living, i.e. for a monk to earn his livelihood by bending down to cultivate the land, collect herbs, etc.; opposite of 仰口食, i.e. making a heterodox living by looking up, as in astrology, fortune-telling, etc. 智度論 3.

下向き

see styles
 shitamuki
    したむき
(1) (ant: 上向き) pointing down; pointing downward; (2) (market) decline; downturn; downward trend

下向く

see styles
 shitamuku
    したむく
(v5k,vi) (1) (ant: 上向く) to point down; to look down; (v5k,vi) (2) to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)

下夸克

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xià kuā kè
    xia4 kua1 ke4
hsia k`ua k`o
    hsia kua ko
down quark (particle physics)

下立つ

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 oritatsu
    おりたつ
(v5t,vi) (1) to go down and stand; (2) to alight; to get down

下箭頭


下箭头

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xià jiàn tóu
    xia4 jian4 tou2
hsia chien t`ou
    hsia chien tou
down-pointing arrow

不良人

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bù liáng rén
    bu4 liang2 ren2
pu liang jen
(Tang dynasty) official responsible for tracking down and arresting lawbreakers

九方便

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jiǔ fāng biàn
    jiu3 fang1 bian4
chiu fang pien
 ku hōben
The nine suitable stages in religious service; cf. 大日經, 7; 作禮 salutation to the universal Triratna; 出罪 repentance and confession; 歸依 trust (in the Triratna); 施身 giving of self (to the Tathāgata); 發菩提心 vowing to devote the mind to bodhi; 隨喜 rejoicing (in all good); 勸請 beseeching (all Tathāgatas to rain down the saving law); 奉請法身 praying for the Buddha-nature in self and others for entry in the Pure Land; 迴向 demitting the good produced by the above eight methods, to others, universally, past, present, and future. This form of service is generally performed before engaging in esoteric observances. The verses in which these nine stages are presented are of a commendably devotional character.

享ける

see styles
 ukeru
    うける
(transitive verb) (1) to receive; to get; (2) to catch (e.g. a ball); (3) to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); (4) to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); (5) to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); (6) to be given (e.g. life, talent); (7) to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; (8) to face (south, etc.); (9) (linguistics terminology) to be modified by; (10) to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; (v1,vi) (11) (kana only) to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well; (12) (colloquialism) (kana only) to be funny; to be humorous

仏倒し

see styles
 hotokedaoshi
    ほとけだおし
falling to the ground like a Buddha statue being thrown down

仕舞う

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 shimau
    しまう
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to; to bring to a close; (2) (kana only) to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up; (3) (kana only) to put away; to put back; to keep; to store; (aux-v,v5u) (4) (kana only) to finish ...; to do ... completely

付法藏

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fù fǎ zàng
    fu4 fa3 zang4
fu fa tsang
 Fuhō zō
(因緣傳); 付法藏傳 or 付法藏經. The work explaining the handing down of Śākyamuni's teaching by Mahākāśyapa and the elders, twenty-four in number; tr. in the Yuan dynasty in six juan; cf. 釋門正統 4.

以至於


以至于

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yǐ zhì yú
    yi3 zhi4 yu2
i chih yü
down to; up to; to the extent that...

伏して

see styles
 fushite
    ふして
(adverb) bowing down; humbly; respectfully

伏する

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 fukusuru
    ふくする
(vs-s,vi,vt) (1) to crouch; to stoop; to bend down; to prostrate oneself; to lie down; (vs-s,vi,vt) (2) to yield; to submit; to surrender; (vs-s,vi,vt) (3) to hide; to conceal oneself

伏せる

see styles
 fuseru
    ふせる
(transitive verb) (1) to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to lay upside down; (transitive verb) (2) to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); (v1,vt,vi) (3) to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground); (transitive verb) (4) to conceal; to hide; to keep secret; to place in hiding (e.g. troops for an ambush); (v5r,vi) (5) (usu. 臥せる) (See 臥せる・ふせる) to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)

伏せ字

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 fuseji
    ふせじ
(1) symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); (2) turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

伝わる

see styles
 tsutawaru
    つたわる
(v5r,vi) (1) to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to circulate; to go around; to be passed around; to become known; (v5r,vi) (2) to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; (v5r,vi) (3) to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to come; (v5r,vi) (4) to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to be felt; to come across; (v5r,vi) (5) to travel (of sound, electricity, etc.); to propagate; to be conducted; to be transmitted; (v5r,vi) (6) (See 伝う) to go along; to move along

住着く

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 sumitsuku
    すみつく
(v5k,vi) to settle (in a place); to settle down

俯ける

see styles
 utsumukeru
    うつむける
(transitive verb) to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward

俯せる

see styles
 utsubuseru
    うつぶせる
(transitive verb) to lie face-down

俯伏す

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 utsubusu
    うつぶす
(irregular kanji usage) (v5s,vi) (1) to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (2) (archaism) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)

俯向き

see styles
 utsumuki
    うつむき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) lying face down; upside down; prone

俯向く

see styles
 utsumuku
    うつむく
(Godan verb with "ku" ending) (kana only) to hang one's head in shame; to look downward; to cast one's eyes down

俯向け

see styles
 utsumuke
    うつむけ
(kana only) lying face down; upside down; prone

倒かす

see styles
 kokasu
    こかす
(v4s,vt) (archaism) to knock down; to knock over

倒ける

see styles
 kokeru
    こける
(out-dated kanji) (v1,vi) (1) (kana only) to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to collapse; (2) (kana only) to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

倒さま

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 sakasama
    さかさま
(adj-na,adj-no,n) inverted; upside down

倒れる

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 taoreru
    たおれる
(v1,vi) (1) to fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall; to topple; (v1,vi) (2) to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to cave in; to crumble; to give away; (v1,vi) (3) to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to break down (e.g. from overwork); (v1,vi) (4) to die; to be killed; (v1,vi) (5) to go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.); to fail; to collapse; to go under; (v1,vi) (6) to be defeated (in a game); to lose; (v1,vi) (7) to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.); to be overthrown

倒立像

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dào lì xiàng
    dao4 li4 xiang4
tao li hsiang
 touritsuzou / toritsuzo
    とうりつぞう
inverted image; reversed image (e.g. upside down)
inverted image

倒計時


倒计时

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dào jì shí
    dao4 ji4 shi2
tao chi shih
to count down; countdown

値切る

see styles
 negiru
    ねぎる
(transitive verb) to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle

兎毛塵


兎毛尘

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tù máo chén
    tu4 mao2 chen2
t`u mao ch`en
    tu mao chen
 tomō jin
The speck of dust that can rest on the point of a hare's down, one-seventh of that on a sheep's hair.

全新統


全新统

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quán xīn tǒng
    quan2 xin1 tong3
ch`üan hsin t`ung
    chüan hsin tung
holocene system (geological strata laid down during the last 12000 years)

八顚倒

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bā diān dào
    ba1 dian1 dao4
pa tien tao
 hachi tendō
The eight upside-down views: heretics believe in 常樂我淨 permanence, pleasure, personality, and purity; the two Hīnayāna vehicles deny these both now and in nirvāṇa. Mahāyāna denies them now, but asserts them in nirvāṇa. Also 八倒.

冂構え

see styles
 makigamae
    まきがまえ
(kana only) (See 冏構え) kanji radical 13 ("upside-down box")

内無双

see styles
 uchimusou / uchimuso
    うちむそう
{sumo} inner-thigh-propping twist down

冏構え

see styles
 keigamae / kegamae
    けいがまえ
(kana only) kanji radical 13 ("upside-down box")

冷える

see styles
 hieru
    ひえる
(v1,vi) to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down

冷める

see styles
 sameru
    さめる
(v1,vi) (1) to cool down; to get cold; (v1,vi) (2) to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to dampen; to fade; to wane; (v1,vi) (3) to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

冷やす

see styles
 hiyasu
    ひやす
(transitive verb) (1) to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to refrigerate; (2) to calm down; to cool off; to regain one's composure; to relax; (3) to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

出毛病

see styles
chū máo bìng
    chu1 mao2 bing4
ch`u mao ping
    chu mao ping
a problem appears; to break down

切倒す

see styles
 kiritaosu
    きりたおす
(transitive verb) to cut down; to chop down; to fell

切取る

see styles
 kiritoru
    きりとる
(transitive verb) to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out; to cut down; to amputate

切捨て

see styles
 kirisute
    きりすて
(1) cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; treating as sword fodder; (2) omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation

剣突く

see styles
 kentsuku
    けんつく
(kana only) rough scolding; upbraiding; tongue-lashing; dressing-down

半クラ

see styles
 hankura
    はんクラ
(abbreviation) (colloquialism) (See 半クラッチ) half-clutch; clutch pedal in a partially pressed-down position

卑しむ

see styles
 iyashimu
    いやしむ
(Godan verb with "mu" ending) to despise; to disdain; to scorn; to hold in contempt; to look down on

卸肩兒


卸肩儿

see styles
xiè jiān r
    xie4 jian1 r5
hsieh chien r
lit. a weight off one's shoulders; fig. to resign a post; to lay down a burden; to be relieved of a job

収まる

see styles
 osamaru
    おさまる
(v5r,vi) (1) to be in one's place; to be installed; to settle into; (2) to be delivered; to be obtained; to be paid; (3) to be settled; to be sorted out; (4) to lessen (e.g. of storms, pain); to calm down; (5) to be fit tightly into (e.g. a frame); to be sheathed (in a scabbard)

取乱す

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

取壊し

see styles
 torikowashi
    とりこわし
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling

取壊す

see styles
 torikowasu
    とりこわす
(transitive verb) to demolish; to tear or pull down

取毀し

see styles
 torikowashi
    とりこわし
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling

取毀す

see styles
 torikowasu
    とりこわす
(transitive verb) to demolish; to tear or pull down

取締る

see styles
 torishimaru
    とりしまる
(transitive verb) to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on

受ける

see styles
 ukeru
    うける
(transitive verb) (1) to receive; to get; (2) to catch (e.g. a ball); (3) to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); (4) to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); (5) to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); (6) to be given (e.g. life, talent); (7) to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; (8) to face (south, etc.); (9) (linguistics terminology) to be modified by; (10) to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; (v1,vi) (11) (kana only) to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well; (12) (colloquialism) (kana only) to be funny; to be humorous

同構え

see styles
 dougamae / dogamae
    どうがまえ
(See 冏構え) kanji radical 13 ("upside-down box")

向地性

see styles
 kouchisei / kochise
    こうちせい
the nature of plants to grow down and root; geotropism

呑込む

see styles
 nomikomu
    のみこむ
(transitive verb) (1) to gulp down; to swallow deeply; (2) to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest; (3) to engulf; to swallow up; (4) to be filled with (people); to be crowded; (5) to hold back from saying something; to swallow (one's words)

和らぐ

see styles
 yawaragu
    やわらぐ
(v5g,vi) to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

唐氏兒


唐氏儿

see styles
táng shì ér
    tang2 shi4 er2
t`ang shih erh
    tang shih erh
Down's syndrome child

唐氏症

see styles
táng shì zhèng
    tang2 shi4 zheng4
t`ang shih cheng
    tang shih cheng
Down's syndrome; mongolism

喉越し

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

嘗める

see styles
 nameru
    なめる
(transitive verb) (1) to lick; (2) to taste; (3) to experience (esp. a hardship); (4) to make fun of; to make light of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate

固める

see styles
 katameru
    かためる
(transitive verb) (1) to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt); (2) to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate; (3) to make secure; to stabilize; to settle down; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.); to establish (evidence); (4) to fortify; to reinforce; to support; (5) to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.); (6) to swear; to resolutely vow; to sincerely promise; (7) to tie tightly; to fasten; (8) to hold a bow fully drawn

土下寝

see styles
 dogene
    どげね
(n,vs,vi) (colloquialism) (See 土下座) lying down on the ground (in apology)

土下座

see styles
 dogeza
    どげざ
(n,vs,vi) kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

垂し髪

see styles
 subeshigami
    すべしがみ
hair tied behind and hanging down; long flowing hair

垂らす

see styles
 tarasu
    たらす
(transitive verb) (1) to dribble; to spill; (transitive verb) (2) to suspend; to hang down; to slouch; to dangle

垂れる

see styles
 tareru
    たれる
(v1,vi) (1) to hang; to droop; to dangle; to sag; to lower; to pull down; (transitive verb) (2) to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to grant; to bestow; (v1,vi) (3) to drip; to ooze; to trickle; to drop; (transitive verb) (4) to leave behind (at death); (transitive verb) (5) (derogatory term) to say; to utter; (transitive verb) (6) to excrete (urine, feces, etc.); to let out (a fart)

垂れ髪

see styles
 taregami
    たれがみ
hair tied behind and hanging down; long flowing hair

堅める

see styles
 katameru
    かためる
(transitive verb) (1) to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt); (2) to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate; (3) to make secure; to stabilize; to settle down; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.); to establish (evidence); (4) to fortify; to reinforce; to support; (5) to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.); (6) to swear; to resolutely vow; to sincerely promise; (7) to tie tightly; to fasten; (8) to hold a bow fully drawn

墜ちる

see styles
 ochiru
    おちる
(v1,vi) (1) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money); (2) to be omitted; to be missing; (3) to decrease; to sink; (4) to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.); (5) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (6) to become indecent (of a conversation); (7) to be ruined; to go under; (8) to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (9) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (10) to fall (into a trap); to fall (for a trick); (11) to give in; to give up; to confess; to flee; (12) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender; (13) to come to (in the end); to end in; (14) to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); (15) to swoon (judo); (16) to consent; to understand; (17) (computer terminology) to crash; to freeze; (18) to die; (19) to move to the depths

外無双

see styles
 sotomusou / sotomuso
    そとむそう
{sumo} outer-thigh-propping twist down

天地眼

see styles
 tenchigen
    てんちげん
{Buddh} (See 不動明王・ふどうみょうおう) Acala's eyes, one looking up and the other looking down

天鵝絨


天鹅绒

see styles
tiān é róng
    tian1 e2 rong2
t`ien o jung
    tien o jung
 biroudo / birodo
    びろうど
    tengajuu / tengaju
    てんがじゅう
velvet; swan's down
(ateji / phonetic) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) velvet (por: veludo)

契約金

see styles
 keiyakukin / keyakukin
    けいやくきん
down payment; contract money

孟姜女

see styles
mèng jiāng nǚ
    meng4 jiang1 nu:3
meng chiang nü
heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body

安下處


安下处

see styles
ān xià chù
    an1 xia4 chu4
an hsia ch`u
    an hsia chu
 ange sho
A place for putting things down, e. g. baggage; a resting place, a place to stay at.

定める

see styles
 sadameru
    さだめる
(transitive verb) (1) to decide; to determine; (transitive verb) (2) to establish; to lay down; to prescribe; to provide; to stipulate; (transitive verb) (3) to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

寝かす

see styles
 nekasu
    ねかす
(transitive verb) (1) (See 寝かせる・1) to put to bed; to let sleep; (transitive verb) (2) to lay (something) down; to put on its side; (transitive verb) (3) to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused; to let (stock) lie unsold; (transitive verb) (4) to (let) ferment; to (let) age; to let (dough) rise; to lay down (wine)

寝起き

see styles
 neoki
    ねおき
(noun/participle) (1) lying down and getting up; (noun/participle) (2) waking; getting up; (noun/participle) (3) living (with); staying (with)

寝転ぶ

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 nekorobu
    ねころぶ
(v5b,vi) to lie down; to throw oneself down

寝風呂

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 neburo
    ねぶろ
(See 寝湯) lie-down bath (in a bathhouse or hot spring)

封じ手

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 fuujite / fujite
    ふうじて
(1) {shogi;go} sealed move; next move written down and kept sealed in an envelope until the game is resumed the following day; (2) forbidden maneuver (in sumo, martial arts, etc.); forbidden technique

對不住


对不住

see styles
duì bu zhù
    dui4 bu5 zhu4
tui pu chu
to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal)

對得起


对得起

see styles
duì de qǐ
    dui4 de5 qi3
tui te ch`i
    tui te chi
not to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of

小安い

see styles
 koyasui
    こやすい
(adjective) {stockm} (See 小高い・2) slightly lower (of a price); marginally down; edging lower; showing a mild downward trend

尚書經


尚书经

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shàng shū jīng
    shang4 shu1 jing1
shang shu ching
Book of History; a compendium of documents in various styles, making up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the times of Confucius

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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