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Simple Dictionary Definition

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dìng
    ding4
ting
 jou / jo
    じょう

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Samadhi
to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc); to congeal; to coagulate; (literary) definitely
(1) (See 案の定・あんのじょう) certainty; reality; actuality; (prefix noun) (2) (See 定宿) regular; permanent; (3) {Buddh} (See 三昧・さんまい・1,禅定・ぜんじょう・1) samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); (given name) Yasushi
To fix, settle. samādhi. 'Composing the mind'; 'intent contemplation'; 'perfect absorption of thought into the one object of meditation.' M. W. Abstract meditation, the mind fixed in one direction, or field. (1) 散定 scattered or general meditation (in the world of desire). (2) 禪定 abstract meditation (in the realms of form and beyond form). It is also one of the five attributes of the dharmakāya 法身, i. e. an internal state of imperturbability or tranquility, exempt from all external sensations, 超受陰; cf. 三摩提.

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liè
    lie4
lieh
 retsu
    れつ

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Ardent / Fierce
ardent; intense; fierce; stern; upright; to give one's life for a noble cause; exploits; achievements
(female given name) Retsu
Burning, fierce; virtuous, heroic.

三昧

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sān mèi
    san1 mei4
san mei
 sanmai; zanmai
    さんまい; ざんまい

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Samadhi
Samadhi (Buddhist term)
(1) (さんまい only) {Buddh} samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation) (san:); (suffix noun) (2) (usu. ざんまい) being immersed in; being absorbed in; indulging in; doing to one's heart's content; (suffix noun) (3) (usu. ざんまい) prone to; apt to; (given name) Sanmai
(三昧地) Samādhi, "putting together, composing the mind, intent contemplation, perfect absorption, union of the meditator with the object of meditation." (M. W.) Also 三摩地 (三摩提, 三摩帝, 三摩底). Interpreted by 定 or 正定, the mind fixed and undisturbed; by 正受 correct sensation of the object contemplated; by 調直定 ordering and fixing the mind; by 正心行處 the condition when the motions of the mind are steadied and harmonized with the object; by 息慮凝心 the cessation of distraction and the fixation of the mind; by 等持 the mind held in equilibrium; by 奢摩他, i.e. 止息 to stay the breathing. It is described as concentration of the mind (upon an object). The aim is 解脫, mukti, deliverance from all the trammels of life, the bondage of the passions and reincarnations. It may pass from abstraction to ecstasy, or rapture, or trance. Dhyāna 定 represents a simpler form of contemplation; samāpatti 三摩鉢底 a stage further advanced; and samādhi the highest stage of the Buddhist equivalent for Yoga, though Yoga is considered by some as a Buddhist development differing from samādhi. The 翻譯名義 says: 思專 when the mind has been concentrated, then 志一不分 the will is undivided; when 想寂 active thought has been put to rest, then 氣虛神朗 the material becomes etherealized and the spirit liberated, on which 智 knowledge, or the power to know, has free course, and there is no mystery into which it cannot probe. Cf. 智度論 5, 20, 23, 28; 止觀 2; 大乘義章 2, 9, 1 3, 20, etc. There are numerous kinds and degrees of samādhi.

入定

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rù dìng
    ru4 ding4
ju ting
 nyuujou / nyujo
    にゅうじょう

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Zen Contemplation
(Buddhism) to enter a meditative state
(n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} (ant: 出定) entering a state of intense concentration; (n,vs,vi) (2) death (of a high-ranking priest); (place-name) Nyūjō
To enter into meditation by tranquillizing the body, mouth (i.e. lips), and mind, 身口意.

強い

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 tsuyoi
    つよい

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Tsuyoi
(adjective) (1) strong; potent; competent; domineering; tough; (adjective) (2) strong; brawny; powerful; healthy; rugged; (adjective) (3) good (at); skilled; knowledgeable; (adjective) (4) (as 〜に強い) being able to handle; know how to deal (with); durable (against); resistant (to); resilient; (adjective) (5) firm; rigid; solid; (adjective) (6) intense; strong; fierce; high; (adjective) (7) dependable; trustworthy

強烈


强烈

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qiáng liè
    qiang2 lie4
ch`iang lieh
    chiang lieh
 kyouretsu / kyoretsu
    きょうれつ

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Intensity
strong; intense
(noun or adjectival noun) strong; intense; severe

激烈

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jī liè
    ji1 lie4
chi lieh
 gekiretsu
    げきれつ

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Fierce
(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce; (of pain) acute; (of an expression of opinion) impassioned; vehement; (of a course of action) drastic; extreme
(noun or adjectival noun) violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity; fierceness; keenness

猛烈

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měng liè
    meng3 lie4
meng lieh
 mouretsu / moretsu
    もうれつ
fierce; violent; vigorous; intense
(adjectival noun) fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement; terrific; terrible

酷暑

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kù shǔ
    ku4 shu3
k`u shu
    ku shu
 kokusho
    こくしょ
intense heat; extremely hot weather
(ant: 酷寒) intense heat; severe heat

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    qi1
ch`i
    chi
intense cold; frigid; dismal; grim; bleak; sad; mournful; also written 淒|凄[qi1]


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    qi1
ch`i
    chi
intense cold; frigid; dismal; grim; bleak; sad; mournful

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yàn
    yan4
yen
 homura
    ほむら
old variant of 焰[yan4]
(1) flame; blaze; (2) flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion; (surname, female given name) Homura

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xīng
    xing1
hsing
(literary) (of a fire) fierce; intense; blazing; (literary) to radiate light in all directions

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lóng
    long2
lung
 riyuu / riyu
    りゆう
grand; intense; prosperous; to swell; to bulge
(personal name) Riyū
to grow

乘急

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shèng jí
    sheng4 ji2
sheng chi
 jōkō
intense about developing wisdom

凛々

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 rinrin
    りんりん
(adj-t,adv-to) (1) severe; intense; awe-inspiring; commanding; (2) biting; bitter (cold); piercing; frigid; (female given name) Rinrin

凛冽

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 rinretsu
    りんれつ
(noun or adjectival noun) biting; severe; intense; rigorous

凛凛

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 rinrin
    りんりん
(adj-t,adv-to) (1) severe; intense; awe-inspiring; commanding; (2) biting; bitter (cold); piercing; frigid

凛烈

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 rinretsu
    りんれつ
(noun or adjectival noun) biting; severe; intense; rigorous

出定

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chū dìng
    chu1 ding4
ch`u ting
    chu ting
 shutsujou / shutsujo
    しゅつじょう
(n,vs,vi) {Buddh} (ant: 入定・1) leaving a state of intense concentration
To come out of the state of dhyāna; to enter into it is 入定.

利し

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 toshi
    とし
(adj-ku) (1) (archaism) sharp; (2) (archaism) intense; strong; powerful; (3) (archaism) quick; rapid; fast; (4) (archaism) keen; sharp; clever

劇暑

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 gekisho
    げきしょ
severe heat; intense heat; oppressive heat

劇痛


剧痛

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jù tòng
    ju4 tong4
chü t`ung
    chü tung
 gekitsuu / gekitsu
    げきつう
acute pain; sharp pain; twinge; stab; pang
pain (intense, sharp, violent)

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

厳寒

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 genkan
    げんかん
intense cold

尖銳


尖锐

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jiān ruì
    jian1 rui4
chien jui
sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness)

強度


强度

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qiáng dù
    qiang2 du4
ch`iang tu
    chiang tu
 kyoudo / kyodo
    きょうど
strength; intensity; CL:個|个[ge4]
(1) strength; intensity; (can be adjective with の) (2) strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear); extreme

捷し

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 toshi
    とし
(adj-ku) (1) (archaism) sharp; (2) (archaism) intense; strong; powerful; (3) (archaism) quick; rapid; fast; (4) (archaism) keen; sharp; clever

敏し

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 toshi
    とし
(adj-ku) (1) (archaism) sharp; (2) (archaism) intense; strong; powerful; (3) (archaism) quick; rapid; fast; (4) (archaism) keen; sharp; clever

極寒

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 gokkan(p); gokukan
    ごっかん(P); ごくかん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (ant: 極暑) extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter

極暑

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 gokusho
    ごくしょ
(ant: 極寒) intense heat; hottest season; peak of summer's heat

深い

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 fukai
    ふかい
(adjective) (1) (ant: 浅い・1) deep; (adjective) (2) profound; (adjective) (3) dense; thick; (adjective) (4) close (relationship); (adjective) (5) intense; strong; (adjective) (6) late

漬け

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 zuke
    づけ
(suffix) (1) pickled (something); (suffix) (2) (See ぬか漬け) pickled in (something); preserved in; dipped in; (suffix) (3) (See 薬漬け) overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of; addiction to; immersion in; intense involvement in

激暑

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 gekisho
    げきしょ
severe heat; intense heat; oppressive heat

激痛

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 gekitsuu / gekitsu
    げきつう
pain (intense, sharp, violent)

激越

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jī yuè
    ji1 yue4
chi yüeh
 gekietsu
    げきえつ
intense; loud
(adj-na,n,vs,vi) violent; vehement

濃郁


浓郁

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nóng yù
    nong2 yu4
nung yü
rich; strong; heavy (fragrance); dense; full-bodied; intense

炎威

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 eni
    えんい
(obsolete) intense heat (of the sun)

炎暑

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 ensho
    えんしょ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) heat wave; intense heat

烈怒

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liè nù
    lie4 nu4
lieh nu
intense rage

烈性

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liè xìng
    lie4 xing4
lieh hsing
strong; intense; spirited; virulent

熱い

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 atsui
    あつい
(adjective) (1) (ant: 冷たい・1) hot (to the touch); (adjective) (2) (ant: 冷たい・2) passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. gaze); (adjective) (3) hot (e.g. temper); (adjective) (4) zealous; enthusiastic; fired up; (adjective) (5) intense; severe; extreme; (adjective) (6) hot (topic); of interest

熾熱


炽热

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chì rè
    chi4 re4
ch`ih je
    chih je
 shinetsu
    しねつ
red-hot; glowing; blazing; (fig.) passionate
(archaism) intense heat

熾盛


炽盛

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chì shèng
    chi4 sheng4
ch`ih sheng
    chih sheng
 shijou; shisei / shijo; shise
    しじょう; しせい
ablaze (fire); intense (anger, desire etc); prosperous; booming
(n,adj-na,adj-no) vigor (like leaping flames); liveliness
to flourish

甚寒

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 jinkan
    じんかん
(rare) intense cold

疾し

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 toshi
    とし
(adj-ku) (1) (archaism) sharp; (2) (archaism) intense; strong; powerful; (3) (archaism) quick; rapid; fast; (4) (archaism) keen; sharp; clever

精悍

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 seikan / sekan
    せいかん
(noun or adjectival noun) virile; tough; masculine; intense

緊張


紧张

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jǐn zhāng
    jin3 zhang1
chin chang
 kinchou / kincho
    きんちょう
nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
(n,vs,vi) (1) tension; strain; nervousness; stress; (n,vs,vi) (2) tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); (3) {physiol} tonus; muscle tone

繁密

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fán mì
    fan2 mi4
fan mi
numerous and close together; (of hair) luxuriant; (of woods) dense; (of gunfire) intense

聆し

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 toshi
    とし
(adj-ku) (1) (archaism) sharp; (2) (archaism) intense; strong; powerful; (3) (archaism) quick; rapid; fast; (4) (archaism) keen; sharp; clever

苦熱

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 kunetsu
    くねつ
intense heat

酌定

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zhuó dìng
    zhuo2 ding4
cho ting
to decide after intense deliberation

酷い

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 mugoi
    むごい
    hidoi
    ひどい
(adjective) (1) (kana only) cruel; merciless; pitiless; brutal; atrocious; inhuman; (2) (kana only) tragic; horrible; terrible; dreadful; miserable; (adjective) (1) (kana only) cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; (2) (kana only) violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; (3) (kana only) very bad; terrible; awful; (4) (kana only) excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

酷寒

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 kokkan; kokukan
    こっかん; こくかん
(ant: 酷暑) severe cold; intense cold; bitter cold

酷烈

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kù liè
    ku4 lie4
k`u lieh
    ku lieh
 kokuretsu
    こくれつ
intense; brutal; fierce
(noun or adjectival noun) severity

酷熱


酷热

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kù rè
    ku4 re4
k`u je
    ku je
 kokunetsu
    こくねつ
torrid heat
intense heat

重苦

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zhòng kǔ
    zhong4 ku3
chung k`u
    chung ku
 juuku / juku
    じゅうく
intense suffering
intense suffering

鋭し

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 toshi
    とし
(adj-ku) (1) (archaism) sharp; (2) (archaism) intense; strong; powerful; (3) (archaism) quick; rapid; fast; (4) (archaism) keen; sharp; clever

頻り

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 shikiri
    しきり
(adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) (See しきりに・1) frequent; continual; constant; repeated; (adjectival noun) (2) (kana only) (See しきりに・3) great; intense; strong; severe; extreme

饕餮

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tāo tiè
    tao1 tie4
t`ao t`ieh
    tao tieh
 toutetsu / totetsu
    とうてつ
ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king; zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes; gluttonous; sumptuous (banquet)
(1) (hist) taotie (Chinese mythological creature commonly represented as a motif on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties); (2) (archaism) covetousness; greed; avarice
intense desire

高熱


高热

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gāo rè
    gao1 re4
kao je
 kounetsu / konetsu
    こうねつ
a fever
(1) high fever; (2) intense heat

鮮烈


鲜烈

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xiān liè
    xian1 lie4
hsien lieh
 senretsu
    せんれつ
fresh and intense; vivid
(noun or adjectival noun) vivid; striking

きつい

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 kitsui
    きつい
(adjective) (1) (sometimes written 緊い) intense; severe; hard; (2) determined; forceful; formidable; (3) strong; (4) tight; close

凄じい

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 susamajii / susamaji
    すさまじい
(irregular okurigana usage) (adjective) terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful; amazing; absurd; cutthroat; intense

劇しい

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 hageshii / hageshi
    はげしい
(adjective) (1) violent; furious; tempestuous; (2) extreme; intense; fierce; strong; (3) fervent; vehement; (4) incessant; relentless; (5) (archaism) precipitous; steep

厳しい

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 kibishii / kibishi
    きびしい
(adjective) (1) severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; (2) intense (e.g. cold); harsh; tough

極猛利


极猛利

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jí měng lì
    ji2 meng3 li4
chi meng li
 goku mōri
intense

激しい

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 hageshii / hageshi
    はげしい
(adjective) (1) violent; furious; tempestuous; (2) extreme; intense; fierce; strong; (3) fervent; vehement; (4) incessant; relentless; (5) (archaism) precipitous; steep

烈しい

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 hageshii / hageshi
    はげしい
(adjective) (1) violent; furious; tempestuous; (2) extreme; intense; fierce; strong; (3) fervent; vehement; (4) incessant; relentless; (5) (archaism) precipitous; steep

猛利忍

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měng lì rěn
    meng3 li4 ren3
meng li jen
 mōri nin
intense forbearance

甚しい

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 hanahadashii / hanahadashi
    はなはだしい
(irregular okurigana usage) (adjective) extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious; tremendous; heavy (damage)

知れる

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 shireru
    しれる
(v1,vi) (1) (See お里が知れる) to become known; to come to light; to be discovered; (v1,vi) (2) (usu. in the negative) (See 気が知れない,得体の知れない) to be known; to be understood; (v1,vi) (3) (See 高が知れている) to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant; (v1,vi) (4) (as 知れたこと) to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying; (v1,vi) (5) (as どんなに…か知れない, どれほど...か知れない, etc.) to be very intense (of worry, hope, etc.); to be severe

酷しい

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 kibishii / kibishi
    きびしい
(adjective) (1) severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; (2) intense (e.g. cold); harsh; tough

重口味

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zhòng kǒu wèi
    zhong4 kou3 wei4
chung k`ou wei
    chung kou wei
strong flavor (spicy, salty etc); (of food) strongly flavored; (of a person) having a preference for strong flavors; (slang) intense; hardcore

非道い

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 hidoi
    ひどい
(adjective) (1) (kana only) cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; (2) (kana only) violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; (3) (kana only) very bad; terrible; awful; (4) (kana only) excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

一心不乱

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 isshinfuran
    いっしんふらん
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

凄まじい

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 susamajii / susamaji
    すさまじい
(adjective) terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful; amazing; absurd; cutthroat; intense

刀光劍影


刀光剑影

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dāo guāng jiàn yǐng
    dao1 guang1 jian4 ying3
tao kuang chien ying
lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom); fig. intense conflict

四如意足

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sì rú yì zú
    si4 ru2 yi4 zu2
ssu ju i tsu
 shi nyoi soku
四神足 ṛddhi-pāda; the third group of the 三十七科道品 bodhi-pakṣikadharma; the four steps to supernatural powers, making the body independent of ordinary or natural law. The four steps are said to be the 四種禪定 four kinds of dhyāna, but there are several definitions, e. g. 欲神足 chanda-ṛddhi-pāda, desire (or intensive longing, or concentration); 勤神足 virya-ṛddhi-pāda, energy (or intensified effort); 心神足 citta-ṛddhi-pāda, memory (or intense holding on to the position reached); 觀神足 mīmāṃsa-ṛddhi-pāda., meditation (or survey, the state of dhyāna).

愈演愈烈

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yù yǎn yù liè
    yu4 yan3 yu4 lie4
yü yen yü lieh
ever more critical; problems get more and more intense

烈火乾柴


烈火干柴

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liè huǒ gān chái
    lie4 huo3 gan1 chai2
lieh huo kan ch`ai
    lieh huo kan chai
lit. intense fire to dry wood (idiom); inferno in a woodpile; fig. consuming passion between lovers

無二無三


无二无三

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wú èr wú sān
    wu2 er4 wu2 san1
wu erh wu san
 munimusan; munimuzan
    むにむさん; むにむざん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (yoji) in earnest; single-minded; with intense concentration; rushing headlong into; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) one and only; unique
Neither two nor three, but only 一乘 one Vehicle.

猛利貪欲


猛利贪欲

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měng lì tān yù
    meng3 li4 tan1 yu4
meng li t`an yü
    meng li tan yü
 mōri tonyoku
intense desire

甚だしい

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 hanahadashii / hanahadashi
    はなはだしい
(adjective) extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious; tremendous; heavy (damage)

瞋恚の炎

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 shininohonoo
    しんいのほのお
(exp,n) intense antipathy (like a blazing fire); flames of rage

篠突く雨

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 shinotsukuame
    しのつくあめ
(exp,n) intense rain

變本加厲


变本加厉

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biàn běn jiā lì
    bian4 ben3 jia1 li4
pien pen chia li
lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming); to aggravate; to intensify

集中砲火

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 shuuchuuhouka / shuchuhoka
    しゅうちゅうほうか
(1) concentrated fire; (2) (idiom) intense criticism

Variations:
劇暑
激暑

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 gekisho
    げきしょ
severe heat; intense heat; oppressive heat

厳しい暑さ

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 kibishiiatsusa / kibishiatsusa
    きびしいあつさ
(exp,n) intense heat

激しい競争

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 hageshiikyousou / hageshikyoso
    はげしいきょうそう
(exp,n) intense competition; hot competition

Variations:
激痛
劇痛

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 gekitsuu / gekitsu
    げきつう
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

烈しい競争

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 hageshiikyousou / hageshikyoso
    はげしいきょうそう
(exp,n) intense competition; hot competition

Variations:
炎(P)

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 honoo(p); homura
    ほのお(P); ほむら
(1) flame; blaze; (2) flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

食い入るように

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 kuiiruyouni / kuiruyoni
    くいいるように
(exp,adv) with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

Variations:
いや増す
弥増す

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 iyamasu
    いやます
(v5s,vi) (form) to increase more and more; to continue to increase; to become more and more intense; to get stronger and stronger

Variations:
どぎつい
ドギツイ

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 dogitsui; dogitsui
    どぎつい; ドギツイ
(adjective) (colloquialism) gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme; heavy

Variations:
激痛
劇痛(rK)

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 gekitsuu / gekitsu
    げきつう
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

Variations:
酷い(P)
非道い

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 hidoi
    ひどい
(adjective) (1) (kana only) cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; (adjective) (2) (kana only) violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; (adjective) (3) (kana only) very bad; terrible; awful; (adjective) (4) (kana only) (See 酷く) excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

Variations:
きつい(P)
キツい

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 kitsui(p); kitsui
    きつい(P); キツい
(adjective) (1) (sometimes written 緊い) tough; hard; severe; demanding; harsh; (adjective) (2) determined; strong-minded; forceful; formidable; fierce; (adjective) (3) strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe; intense; (adjective) (4) (too) tight; constricting; close; (adjective) (5) extreme; unusually strong

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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