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    de2
te
 toku

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Moral and Virtuous
virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind
Virtue, moral excellence, moral power, power; also translates guṇa; translit. ta.

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ēn
    en1
en
 on
    おん

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Grace
favor; grace; kindness
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude; (given name) Megumu
Grace, favour.


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bīng
    bing1
ping
 bin
    びん

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Ice / Frost
variant of 冰[bing1]
(1) (archaism) ice; (2) hail; (1) ice; (2) shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); (personal name) Bin
Ice; chaste.


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    ze2
tse
 yanazawa
    やなざわ

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Ze
pool; pond; (of metals etc) luster; favor or beneficence; damp; moist
(surname) Yanazawa


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shùn
    shun4
shun
 jun(p); zun(ok)
    じゅん(P); ずん(ok)

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Thuan
to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable
(n,n-suf) (1) order; turn; sorting; (adjectival noun) (2) (じゅん only) obedient; docile; submissive; meek; (female given name) Yori
Accord with, comply, yield, obey, agreeable; v. 逆 to resist.

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xiāng
    xiang1
hsiang
 kou; kori(ok) / ko; kori(ok)
    こう; こり(ok)

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Fragrant / Good Smell
fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick; CL:根[gen1]
(See 御香) incense; (female given name) Yuka
(竹; 象) Incense made in coils and burnt to measure the time; also 香盤; 香印.; gandha. Fragrance; incense; the sense of smell, i.e. one of the ṣaḍāyātana, six senses. Incense is one of the 使 Buddha's messengers to stimulate faith and devotion.

人情

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rén qíng
    ren2 qing2
jen ch`ing
    jen ching
 ninjou / ninjo
    にんじょう

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Empathy / Humanity
human emotions; social relationship; friendship; favor; a good turn
(1) humanity; empathy; kindness; sympathy; (2) human nature; common sense; customs and manners
human emotions

努力

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nǔ lì
    nu3 li4
nu li
 doryoku
    どりょく

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Great Endeavor / To Strive
to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
(n,vs,vi) effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving; (surname) Nuriki
to strive

天恩

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 tenon
    てんおん

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Grace from Heaven / Grace from God
blessings of heaven; favour of emperor; favor of emperor; divination's luckiest day; blessings of nature

好意

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hǎo yì
    hao3 yi4
hao i
 koui / koi
    こうい

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Good Intentions
good intention; kindness
(1) kindness; favor; favour; friendliness; (2) goodwill; affection; liking (for someone); love

恩典

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ēn diǎn
    en1 dian3
en tien
 onten
    おんてん

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Grace / Favor
favor; grace
favour; favor; act of grace; special privilege

恩寵


恩宠

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ēn chǒng
    en1 chong3
en ch`ung
    en chung
 onchou / oncho
    おんちょう

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Grace / Favor
special favor from a ruler; Emperor's generosity towards a favorite
grace; favour; favor

機遇


机遇

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jī yù
    ji1 yu4
chi yü

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Opportunity / Good Luck
opportunity; favorable circumstance; stroke of luck

氣息


气息

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qì xī
    qi4 xi1
ch`i hsi
    chi hsi
 kisoku

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Breath of Life
breath; smell; odor; flavor
breath

甘味

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gān wèi
    gan1 wei4
kan wei
 kanmi
    かんみ

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Sweet / Sweetness / Charm
sweetness; sweet taste
(1) sweetness; sugary taste; (2) sweets; dessert; cake; (3) charm; appeal; (4) taste; flavour; flavor

謝恩


谢恩

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xiè ēn
    xie4 en1
hsieh en
 shaon
    しゃおん

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Shayne
to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official)
(n,vs,vi) (expression of) gratitude

靈感


灵感

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líng gǎn
    ling2 gan3
ling kan
 reikan

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Inspiration
inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor
靈應 Spirit-response, efficacious as in response to prayer.

一視同仁


一视同仁

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yī shì tóng rén
    yi1 shi4 tong2 ren2
i shih t`ung jen
    i shih tung jen
 isshidoujin / isshidojin
    いっしどうじん
to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
(yoji) loving every human being with impartiality; universal brotherhood; universal benevolence

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    li4
li
 ri
    り
sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit
advantage; benefit; profit; interest; (surname) Ri
paṭu, tīkṣṇa; sharp, keen, clever; profitable, beneficial; gain, advantage; interest.

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 kaoru
    かおる
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) odour; odor; scent; smell; stench; (2) aura; whiff; smacks of ...; sense; flavour; flavor; (m,f) Kaoru

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hòu
    hou4
hou
 atsu
    あつ
thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress
(suffix) thickness; (given name) Makoto
thick

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    za1
tsa
to sip; to smack one's lips; to taste; to savor

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    bi4
pi
(treat as a) favorite


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chǒng
    chong3
ch`ung
    chung
 chou / cho
    ちょう
to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor
(See 寵愛) favor; favour; affection; (given name) Chō


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sǔn
    sun3
sun
 son
    そん
to decrease; to lose; to damage; to harm; (coll.) to ridicule; to deride; (coll.) caustic; sarcastic; nasty; mean; one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨
(n,adj-na,vs,vi) (1) loss; damage; harm; unprofitable; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) disadvantage; handicap; drawback; unfavorable; (personal name) Takuji
To spoil, hurt, damage.

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    ze2
tse
 taku
    たく
Japanese variant of 澤|泽
(archaism) blessing; grace; favour; favor; benefit; (female given name) Megumi

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měi
    mei3
mei
to ask a favor of

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    qu1
ch`ü
    chü
to extinguish a burning object; to singe something with a smoldering object (e.g. burn a hole in one's trousers with a cigarette); to stir-fry; to pour a mixture of hot oil and flavorings over food

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méng
    meng2
meng
 mou / mo
    もう
to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat
(1) ignorance; (2) covering; concealing; (3) (abbreviation) (See 蒙古・1) Mongolia; (surname, given name) Meng
To cover; stupid, ignorant; receive (from above); Mongol.


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dài
    dai4
tai
 kashi
    かし
to lend on interest; to borrow; a loan; leniency; to make excuses; to pardon; to forgive
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) loan; lending; (2) favor; favour; debt; obligation; (3) (abbreviation) creditor; method of lending; credit side


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    ci4
tz`u
    tzu
 tamou / tamo
    たもう
(bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant; (literary) gift; favor; Taiwan pr. [si4]
(1) gift; boon; (2) result; fruit; (surname) Tamou
to grant

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lào
    lao4
lao
 raku
    らく
(bound form) semi-solid food made from milk (junket, cheese etc); (bound form) fruit jelly; sweet paste made with crushed nuts; Taiwan pr. [luo4]
(See 五味・2) acidic drink made from fermented milk (cow, sheep, mare; one of the five flavors in Buddhism)
dadhi, a thick, sour milk which is highly esteemed as a food and as a remedy or preventive.

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tán
    tan2
t`an
    tan
bitter taste in wine; rich; full flavored

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ē
    e1
o
 a
    あ
(literary) to flatter; to curry favor with
(1) (See 阿字・あじ) first Sanskrit alphabet letter; (2) (abbreviation) (See 阿弗利加・アフリカ) Africa; (3) (abbreviation) Awa (old province of Japan); (prefix) (4) (familiar language) (archaism) prefixed to names to show intimacy; (surname) Hodo
M077477 羅陀補羅 Anurādhapura, a northern city of Ceylon, at which tradition says Buddhism was introduced into the island; cf. Abhayagiri, 阿跋.; M077477 樓馱 v. 阿那律Aniruddha.; a or ā, अ, आ. It is the first letter of the Sanskrit Siddham alphabet, and is also translit. by 曷, 遏, 安, 頞, 韻, 噁, etc. From it are supposed to be born all the other letters, and it is the first sound uttered by the human mouth. It has therefore numerous mystical indications. Being also a negation it symbolizes the unproduced, the impermanent, the immaterial; but it is employed in many ways indicative of the positive. Amongst other uses it indicates Amitābha, from the first syllable in that name. It is much in use for esoteric purposes.

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fēi
    fei1
fei
 hi
    ひ
to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must
(1) fault; error; mistake; (2) going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable; (prefix) (3) un-; non-; an-
Not: un-: without, apart from; wrong.


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zhuī
    zhui1
chui
 sui
    すい
(literary) piebald horse
(1) dapple-grey horse (gray); piebald horse; (2) Zhui (favorite horse of Xiang Yu)

お田

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 oden
    おでん
(food term) (kana only) oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi

ご恩

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 goon
    ごおん
(honorific or respectful language) (received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)

七味

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 shichimi
    しちみ
(1) seven delicious flavors (flavours); (2) (abbreviation) (See 七味唐辛子) blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi; (surname) Nanaaji

上供

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shàng gòng
    shang4 gong4
shang kung
 jōgu
to make offerings (to gods or ancestors); to offer gifts to superiors in order to win their favor
To offer up an offering to Buddha, or to ancestors.

不利

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bù lì
    bu4 li4
pu li
 furi
    ふり
unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental
(noun or adjectival noun) (See 有利・1) disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
not beneficial

不味

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 fumi
    ふみ
(noun or adjectival noun) distaste; unsavoriness; unsavouriness

不順


不顺

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bù shùn
    bu4 shun4
pu shun
 fujun
    ふじゅん
unfavorable; adverse
(noun or adjectival noun) irregular; unseasonable; changeable; unsettled; abnormal
opposing

主創


主创

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zhǔ chuàng
    zhu3 chuang4
chu ch`uang
    chu chuang
to play a major role in a creative endeavor (e.g. making a movie); person who plays a key creative role (e.g. movie director)

主恩

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 shuon
    しゅおん
the favor (favour) of one's master

五味

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wǔ wèi
    wu3 wei4
wu wei
 gomi
    ごみ
the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸; all kinds of flavors
(1) five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes; (2) {Buddh} (See 五時教) five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); the five periods of the Buddha's teachings; (place-name, surname) Gomi
five flavors

五果

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wǔ guǒ
    wu3 guo3
wu kuo
 goka
    ごか
(1) five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); (2) (Buddhist term) five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; (3) (Buddhist term) five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life
The five fruits, or effects; there are various groups, e. g. I. (1) 異熟果 fruit ripening divergently, e. g. pleasure and goodness are in different categories; present organs accord in pain or pleasure with their past good or evil deeds; (2) 等流果 fruit of the same order, e. g. goodness reborn from previous goodness; (3) 土用果 present position and function fruit, the rewards of moral merit in previous lives; (4) 增上果 superior fruit, or position arising from previous earnest endeavor and superior capacity: (5) 離繋果 fruit of freedom from all bonds, nirvana fruit. II. Fruit, or rebirth: (1) 識 conception (viewed psychologically); (2) 名色 formation mental and physical; (3) 六處 the six organs of perception complete; (4) 觸 their birth and contact with the world; (5) 受 consciousness. III. Five orders of fruit, with stones, pips, shells (as nuts), chaff-like (as pine seeds), and with pods.

五葉


五叶

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wǔ shě
    wu3 she3
wu she
 goyou / goyo
    ごよう
(abbreviation) (See 五葉松) Japanese white pine (favored for gardens and bonsai); goyoumatsu; (given name) Goyou
five petals

五香

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wǔ xiāng
    wu3 xiang1
wu hsiang
 gokou / goko
    ごこう
five spice seasoned; incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty)
(place-name, surname) Gokou
The incense composed of five ingredients (sandalwood, aloes, cloves, saffron, and camphor) offered by the esoteric sects in building their altars and in performing their rituals. Cf. 五分香.

京味

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jīng wèi
    jing1 wei4
ching wei
Beijing flavor; Beijing style

人望

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 jinbou / jinbo
    じんぼう
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect; (personal name) Hitomu

人気

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 ninki
    にんき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) popularity; public favor; (2) condition (e.g. market); tone; character; nature

余瀝

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 yoreki
    よれき
lingering raindrops; remaining portion of a drink; favors; favours

佳良

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 karyou / karyo
    かりょう
(noun or adjectival noun) good; favourable; favorable; successful; (personal name) Kayo

依怙

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yī hù
    yi1 hu4
i hu
 eko
    えこ
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias; (surname) Ego
To rely on, depend on.

俊秀

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jun xiù
    jun4 xiu4
chün hsiu
 toshihide
    としひで
well-favored; elegant; pretty
(noun or adjectival noun) genius; prodigy; talented person; (given name) Toshihide

俳味

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 haimi
    はいみ
subdued taste; refined taste; haiku (poetic) flavor (flavour)

俳文

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 haibun
    はいぶん
prose with a poetic haiku flavor (flavour)

倖臣

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 koushin / koshin
    こうしん
favorite courtier; favourite courtier

偏倚

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piān yǐ
    pian1 yi3
p`ien i
    pien i
 heni
    へんい
to be partial; to favor
deviation; bias

偏寵


偏宠

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piān chǒng
    pian1 chong3
p`ien ch`ung
    pien chung
to favor; to prefer; to show favoritism

偏待

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piān dài
    pian1 dai4
p`ien tai
    pien tai
to show favoritism against sb; to treat unfairly

偏愛


偏爱

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piān ài
    pian1 ai4
p`ien ai
    pien ai
 henai
    へんあい
to be partial towards something; to favor; to prefer; preference; favorite
(noun, transitive verb) favoritism; favouritism; partiality

偏疼

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piān téng
    pian1 teng2
p`ien t`eng
    pien teng
to favor a junior; to show favoritism to some juniors

偏私

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piān sī
    pian1 si1
p`ien ssu
    pien ssu
to practice favoritism

偏袒

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piān tǎn
    pian1 tan3
p`ien t`an
    pien tan
 hendan
to bare one shoulder; (fig.) to side with; to discriminate in favor of
Bare on one side, i. e. to wear the toga, or robe, over the right shoulder, baring the other as a mark of respect.

偏頗


偏颇

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piān pō
    pian1 po1
p`ien p`o
    pien po
 henpa
    へんぱ
biased; partial
(noun or adjectival noun) favoritism; favouritism; discrimination

優惠


优惠

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yōu huì
    you1 hui4
yu hui
privilege; favorable (terms); preferential (treatment); discount (price)

優遇

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 yuuguu / yugu
    ゆうぐう
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome

兄方

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 ehou / eho
    えほう
favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction

六味

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liù wèi
    liu4 wei4
liu wei
 rokumi
    ろくみ
(1) six flavors (bitter, sour, sweet, salty, spicy, light); six palates; six tastes; (2) (abbreviation) (See 六味丸) rokumi-gan (patent medicine)
The six tastes, or flavors — bitter, sour, sweet, acrid, salt, and insipid.

六境

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liù jìng
    liu4 jing4
liu ching
 rokkyou / rokkyo
    ろっきょう
{Buddh} six objective fields of the senses (shape and colour, sound, scent, flavour, physical feeling, and mental presentation)
The six fields of the senses, i. e. the objective fields of sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and idea (or thought); rūpa, form and color, is the field of vision; sound, of hearing; scent, of smelling; the five flavors, of tasting; physical feeling, of touch; and mental presentation, of discernment; cf. 六入; 六處 and next.

六賊


六贼

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liù zéi
    liu4 zei2
liu tsei
 rokuzoku
The six cauras, or robbers, i. e. the six senses; the 六根 sense organs are the 媒 'matchmakers', or medial agents, of the six robbers. The 六賊 are also likened to the six pleasures of the six sense organs. Prevention is by not acting with them, i. e. the eye avoiding beauty, the ear sound, nose scent, tongue flavors, body seductions, and mind uncontrolled thoughts.

冥利

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míng lì
    ming2 li4
ming li
 myouri / myori
    みょうり
providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage
冥益 Invisible benefit, or merit, i.e. within, spiritual.

冷宮


冷宫

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lěng gōng
    leng3 gong1
leng kung
(in literature and opera) a place to which a monarch banishes a wife or concubine who falls from favor; (fig.) the doghouse; a state of disfavor

凍り

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 koori
    こおり
(1) ice; (2) shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

出名

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chū míng
    chu1 ming2
ch`u ming
    chu ming
well-known for something; to become well known; to make one's mark; to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc)

出超

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chū chāo
    chu1 chao1
ch`u ch`ao
    chu chao
 shucchou / shuccho
    しゅっちょう
trade surplus; favorable balance of trade
(abbreviation) (See 輸出超過) excess of exports; favorable balance of trade; favourable balance of trade

利好

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lì hǎo
    li4 hao3
li hao
 toshiyoshi
    としよし
(finance) something that engenders bullish sentiment; favorable news; (finance) (of news, data etc) favorable; positive
(personal name) Toshiyoshi

利点

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 riten
    りてん
advantage; point in favor; point in favour

割下

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 warishita
    わりした
(food term) (abbreviation) sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki); (surname) Warishita

加味

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 kami
    かみ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; (noun, transitive verb) (2) addition; inclusion; taking into account; (surname, female given name) Kami

劣勢


劣势

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liè shì
    lie4 shi4
lieh shih
 ressei / resse
    れっせい
inferior; disadvantaged
(n,adj-no,adj-na) (ant: 優勢) inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

劣跡


劣迹

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liè jì
    lie4 ji4
lieh chi
bad record (esp. of a public official); unsavory track record

励む

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 hagemu
    はげむ
(v5m,vi) to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to; to make an effort; to be zealous

勘気

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 kanki
    かんき
disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance

勝勢


胜势

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shèng shì
    sheng4 shi4
sheng shih
 shousei / shose
    しょうせい
(favorable) odds
superior power

匂い

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 nioi
    におい
(1) odour; odor; scent; smell; stench; (2) aura; whiff; smacks of ...; sense; flavour; flavor

博取

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bó qǔ
    bo2 qu3
po ch`ü
    po chü
to win (favors, confidence etc)

厚恩

see styles
 kouon / koon
    こうおん
great favor; great favour; obligation

厚情

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 koujou / kojo
    こうじょう
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality

厚意

see styles
 koui / koi
    こうい
kindness; favor; favour

厚薄

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hòu bó
    hou4 bo2
hou po
 kouhaku / kohaku
    こうはく
to favor one and discriminate against the other (abbr. for 厚此薄彼[hou4 ci3 bo2 bi3])
thickness; partiality
thick and thin

原味

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yuán wèi
    yuan2 wei4
yüan wei
authentic taste; plain cooked; natural flavor (without spices and seasonings)

厲害


厉害

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lì hai
    li4 hai5
li hai
(used to describe sb or something that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent

反し

see styles
 kaeshi
    かえし
(1) reversal; return; (2) return gift; return favour (favor); (3) barb (on a fishing hook); (4) mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

反哺

see styles
fǎn bǔ
    fan3 bu3
fan pu
 hanpo
    はんぽ
to support one's parents in their old age; to show filial piety; to to repay; to return a favor
caring for one's parents in return; (given name) Hanpo

受け

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 uke
    うけ
(n,n-suf) (1) popularity; favour; favor; reception; (2) defense; defence; reputation; (3) agreement; (4) receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts); (5) (kana only) (colloquialism) submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

受寵


受宠

see styles
shòu chǒng
    shou4 chong3
shou ch`ung
    shou chung
to receive favor (from superior); favored; pampered

受惠

see styles
shòu huì
    shou4 hui4
shou hui
to benefit; favored

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

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Information about this dictionary:

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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

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).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

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