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    di4
ti
 hamaji
    はまぢ

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Earth
earth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片[pian4]
(n,n-suf) (1) earth; ground; land; soil; (n,n-suf) (2) place; (n,n-suf) (3) territory; (n,n-suf) (4) (See 天地無用) bottom (of a package, book, etc.); (n,n-suf) (5) (See 五大・1,土・ど・2) earth (one of the five elements); (surname) Hamaji
pṛthivī, 鉢里體尾 the earth, ground; bhūmi, 歩弭 the earth, place, situation; talima, 託史麽 (or 託吏麽) ground, site; explained by 土地 earth, ground; 能生 capable of producing; 所依 that on which things rely. It is also the spiritual rank, position, or character attained by a Bodhisattva as a result of 住 remaining and developing in a given state in order to attain this 地 rank; v. 十住; 住位 and 十地.

ファ

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 pua
    プア
(1) {music} fa (4th note of a major scale in movable-do solfège) (ita:); fah; (2) {music} F (note in the fixed-do system); (personal name) Poor

十戒

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shí jiè
    shi2 jie4
shih chieh
 jukkai
    じゅっかい

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Ten Commandments
the ten commandments (religion)
(1) (Buddhist term) the 10 precepts; (2) Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog; (surname) Jukkai
Śikṣāpada. The ten prohibitions (in Pāli form) consist of five commandments for the layman: (1) not to destroy life 不殺生 pāṇātipātāveramaṇi; (2) not to steal 不倫盜 adinnādānāver; (3) not to commit adultery 不婬慾 abrahmacaryaver.; (4) not to lie 不妄語musāvādāver.; (5) not to take intoxicating liquor 不飮酒 suramereyya-majjapamādaṭṭhānāver. Eight special commandments for laymen consist of the preceding five plus: (6) not to eat food out of regulated hours 不非時食 vikāla-bhojanāver.; (7) not to use garlands or perfumes 不著華鬘好香塗身 mālā- gandha-vilepana-dhāraṇa-maṇḍana-vibhūṣanaṭṭhānā; (8) not to sleep on high or broad beds (chastity) 不坐高廣大牀 uccāsayanā-mahāsayanā. The ten commandments for the monk are the preceding eight plus: (9) not to take part in singing, dancing, musical or theatrical performances, not to see or listen to such 不歌舞倡伎不往觀聽 nacca-gīta-vādita-visūkadassanāver.; (10) to refrain from acquiring uncoined or coined gold, or silver, or jewels 不得捉錢金銀寶物 jātarūpa-rajata-paṭīggahaṇāver. Under the Māhayāna these ten commands for the monk were changed, to accord with the new environment of the monk, to the following: not to kill, not to steal, to avoid all unchastity, not to lie, not to slander, not to insult, not to chatter, not to covet, not to give way to anger, to harbour no scepticism.

基隆

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jī lóng
    ji1 long2
chi lung
 kiirun / kirun
    キールン

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Kieron
Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan
(place-name) Keelung (province and city in Taiwan); Chilung; Jilong

尊嚴


尊严

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zūn yán
    zun1 yan2
tsun yen
dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty

山地

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shān dì
    shan1 di4
shan ti
 yamaji
    やまぢ

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Sanchi / Yamaji
mountainous region; hilly area; hilly country
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district; (place-name, surname) Yamaji

山荘

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 yamajou / yamajo
    やまじょう

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Mountain Villa
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage; (surname) Yamajō

盛大

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shèng dà
    sheng4 da4
sheng ta
 seidai / sedai
    せいだい

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Shanda
grand; majestic; magnificent
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) grand; magnificent; lavish; large scale; prosperous; thriving; lively; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) forceful; powerful; vigorous; (given name) Seidai

聖人


圣人

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shèng rén
    sheng4 ren2
sheng jen
 masato
    まさと

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Holy Man / Saint
sage; the Sage (i.e. Confucius); (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty; (religion) saint
(1) {Christn} saint; (2) (orig. meaning) wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; sage; (3) (See 清酒) refined sake; (male given name) Masato
is the opposite of the 凡人 common, or unenlightened man.

萬歲


万岁

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wàn suì
    wan4 sui4
wan sui

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Banzai / Wansui
Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!; Your Majesty; His Majesty

魔術


魔术

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mó shù
    mo2 shu4
mo shu
 majutsu
    まじゅつ

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Magic
magic
(1) magic; sorcery; witchcraft; (2) magic tricks (with large-scale props)

麻雀

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má què
    ma2 que4
ma ch`üeh
    ma chüeh
 maajan(p); maajan(ik); maajan(ik) / majan(p); majan(ik); majan(ik)
    マージャン(P); まーじゃん(ik); まあじゃん(ik)

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Sparrow
sparrow; (dialect) mahjong
mahjong (chi: májiàng); mah-jongg

マジー

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 majii / maji
    マジー
(personal name) Muzzy

マッジ

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 majji
    マッジ

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Madge
(personal name) Madge; Maggi; Mudge

三摩提

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sān mó tí
    san1 mo2 ti2
san mo t`i
    san mo ti
 sanmaji

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Samadhi
(Skt. samādhi)

マーシー

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 maajii / maji
    マージー

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Marcy
(place-name) Mersey

マジェト

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 majeto
    マジェト
(personal name) Mudgett

リーガー

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 riigaa / riga
    リーガー

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Rieger
{baseb} leaguer (e.g. major leaguer); (personal name) Riegger

マージェリー

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 maajerii / majeri
    マージェリー

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Margery
(personal name) Margery

マージョリー

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 maajorii / majori
    マージョリー

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Marjory
(personal name) Marjorie; Marjory

大蓮華智慧三摩地智


大莲华智慧三摩地智

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dà lián huá zhì huì sān mó dì zhì
    da4 lian2 hua2 zhi4 hui4 san1 mo2 di4 zhi4
ta lien hua chih hui san mo ti chih
 dai renge chie sanmajichi

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Great Lotus Wisdom - Samadhi Wisdom
The wisdom of the great lotus, samādhi-wisdom, the penetrating wisdom of Amitābha.

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 shi
    シ
(1) {music} ti (7th note of a major scale in movable-do solfège) (ita:); si; (2) {music} B (note in the fixed-do system)

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 so
    ソ
(1) {music} so (5th note of a major scale in movable-do solfège) (ita:); soh; (2) {music} G (note in the fixed-do system)

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 do
    ド
(1) {music} doh (1st note of a major scale in movable-do solfège) (ita:); do; (2) {music} C (note in the fixed-do system); (personal name) De; Do

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 mi
    ミ
(1) {music} mi (3rd note of a major scale in movable-do solfège) (ita:); me; (2) {music} E (note in the fixed-do system); (female given name) Mi

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 ra
    ラ
(1) {music} la (6th note of a major scale in movable-do solfège) (ita:); lah; (2) {music} A (note in the fixed-do system); (personal name) La


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yǎn
    yan3
yen
 gen
    げん
majestic; dignified
(adj-t,adv-to) strict; stern


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lǐn
    lin3
lin
 rin
    りん
cold; to shiver with cold; to tremble with fear; afraid; apprehensive; strict; stern; severe; austere; awe-inspiring; imposing; majestic
(adj-t,adv-to) (1) cold; frigid; bracing; (2) dignified; (female given name) Rin

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dài
    dai4
tai
 yutaka
    ゆたか
see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
(pref,adj-na,n) (1) large; big; great; huge; vast; major; important; serious; severe; (prefix) (2) great; prominent; eminent; distinguished; (suffix) (3) -sized; as big as; the size of; (suffix noun) (4) (abbreviation) (See 大学・1) university; (5) large (e.g. serving size); large option; (6) (abbreviation) (See 大の月) long month (i.e. having 31 days); (given name) Yutaka
Maha. 摩訶; 麼賀. Great, large, big; all pervading, all-embracing; numerous 多; surpassing ; mysterious 妙; beyond comprehension 不可思議; omnipresent 體無不在. The elements, or essential things, i.e. (a) 三大 The three all-pervasive qualities of the 眞如 q.v. : its 體, 相 , 用 substance, form, and functions, v. 起信論 . (b) 四大 The four tanmātra or elements, earth, water, fire, air (or wind) of the 倶舍論. (c)五大 The five, i.e. the last four and space 空, v. 大日經. (d) 六大 The six elements, earth, water, fire, wind, space (or ether), mind 識. Hīnayāna, emphasizing impersonality 人空, considers these six as the elements of all sentient beings; Mahāyāna, emphasizing the unreality of all things 法空, counts them as elements, but fluid in a flowing stream of life, with mind 識 dominant; the esoteric sect emphasizing nonproduction, or non-creation, regards them as universal and as the Absolute in differentiation. (e) 七大 The 楞嚴經 adds 見 perception, to the six above named to cover the perceptions of the six organs 根.

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shì
    shi4
shih
(literary) majestic; magnificent; (literary) rich, deep red; (literary) angry; furious

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wēi
    wei1
wei
 tsuyoshi
    つよし
power; might; prestige
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty; (personal name) Tsuyoshi
prabhāva. Awe-inspiring majesty; also 威力 and 威神力.


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yìn
    yin4
yin
 namaji
    なまじ
(literary) to wish; to prefer to; (literary) to incur damage or loss
(adverb) (1) (kana only) (See 憖い・1) thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; half-heartedly; (adjectival noun) (2) (See 憖い・2) halfway; half-done; incomplete


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tán
    tan2
t`an
    tan
 kumori
    くもり
dark clouds
cloudiness; cloudy weather; shadow; (surname) Kumori
Clouds covering the sun, spreading clouds; translit. dh in dharma 曇摩, 曇磨, 曇無; v. 達 and 法. Dharma is also the initial character for a number of names of noted Indian monks, e.g. 曇磨毱多; 達摩瞿諦; 曇無德 Dharmagupta, founder of a school, the 曇無德部 which flourished in Ceylon A.D 400. Also Dharmajātayaśas, Dharmakāla, Dharmākara, Dharmamitra, Dharmanandi, Dharmapriya, Dharmarakṣa, Dharmaruci, Dharmasatva, Dharmayaśas, etc.


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hàn
    han4
han
 hata
    はた
man
(1) (usu. in compounds) China; (2) (hist) Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); (3) Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); (suffix noun) (4) (oft. negative or aggressively masculine nuance) (See 硬骨漢) man; (surname) Hata
The River Han: the Han dynasty; a fine fellow; China.


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    da2
ta
plantago major

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míng
    ming2
ming
boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest


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    gu3
ku
 maji
    まじ
arch. legendary venomous insect; to poison; to bewitch; to drive to insanity; to harm by witchcraft; intestinal parasite
(1) (archaism) (See 蠱物) charmed and cursed; (2) something that bewilders; something that leads one astray; the work of demons
spell


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zhǎng
    zhang3
chang
 michi
    みち
chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
(1) head; chief; leader; elder; (2) (See 短・1) merit; strong point; (3) superiority; (4) {music} (See 短・2) major; (surname) Michi
chang, long; always; zhang, to grow, rising, senior.


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yóng
    yong2
yung
grand; majestic; just; stern


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diāo
    diao1
tiao
 chou / cho
    ちょう
porgy; pagrus major
(kana only) sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy; (personal name) Chō

コテ

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 gode
    ゴデ
(1) (net-sl) (abbreviation) (See 固定ハンドル・1) user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously); (2) (net-sl) (abbreviation) (See 固定ハンドル・2) user who uses an online handle (instead of posting anonymously); namefag; (personal name) Godet

丁年

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 teinen / tenen
    ていねん
adulthood (i.e. age 20 in Japan); one's majority

七星

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qī xīng
    qi1 xing1
ch`i hsing
    chi hsing
 naboshi
    なぼし
see 七星區|七星区[Qi1 xing1 Qu1]
(archaism) {astron} (See 北斗七星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; (personal name) Naboshi
Ursa major; Worshipped in Japan as 妙見菩薩 Wonderful Sight Bodhisattva who protects this world.

万珠

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 maju
    まじゅ
(female given name) Maju

三佐

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 miza
    みざ
major (JSDF); (place-name) Miza

三星

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sān xīng
    san1 xing1
san hsing
 miboshi
    みぼし
three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation; the belt of Orion; three spirits 福[fu2], 祿|禄[lu4], and 壽|寿[shou4] associated with the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation
(surname) Miboshi

三災


三灾

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sān zāi
    san1 zai1
san tsai
 sansai
    さんさい
the three calamities: fire, flood and storm
The three calamities; they are of two kinds, minor and major. The minor, appearing during a decadent world-period, are sword, pestilence, and famine; the major, for world-destruction, are fire, water, and wind. 倶舍諭 12.

主修

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zhǔ xiū
    zhu3 xiu1
chu hsiu
(education) to major in; major

主公

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zhǔ gōng
    zhu3 gong1
chu kung
 shukou / shuko
    しゅこう
Your Highness; Your Majesty
(1) (archaism) master; (2) (archaism) main character; protagonist

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)

主子

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zhǔ zi
    zhu3 zi5
chu tzu
 yukiko
    ゆきこ
Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine)
(female given name) Yukiko

主攻

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zhǔ gōng
    zhu3 gong1
chu kung
 shukou / shuko
    しゅこう
main assault; to focus on; to specialize in; to major in
main attack

主用

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 shuyou / shuyo
    しゅよう
(1) one's master's business; (2) (obsolete) necessary business; major errands

主科

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zhǔ kē
    zhu3 ke1
chu k`o
    chu ko
required courses in the major subject

主要

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zhǔ yào
    zhu3 yao4
chu yao
 shuyou / shuyo
    しゅよう
main; principal; major; primary
(noun or adjectival noun) chief; main; principal; major

主都

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 shuto
    しゅと
main city (of a district, province, etc.); major city

九州

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jiǔ zhōu
    jiu3 zhou1
chiu chou
 kyuushuu / kyushu
    きゅうしゅう
division of China during earliest dynasties; fig. ancient China; Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan); (place-name, surname) Kyūshuu

二大

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 nidai
    にだい
(prefix) the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...; (personal name) Nidai

交る

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 majiru
    まじる
(irregular okurigana usage) (v5r,vi) to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest; to join

交川

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 majikawa
    まじかわ
(surname) Majikawa

交田

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 majita
    まじた
(surname) Majita

京族

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jīng zú
    jing1 zu2
ching tsu
 kinzoku
    キンぞく
Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi; Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam
Kinh (people); Vietnamese (people)

今上

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 kinjou / kinjo
    きんじょう
(abbreviation) (See 今上天皇・きんじょうてんのう,今上陛下・きんじょうへいか) His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor; (surname) Kinjō

今二

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 imaji
    いまじ
(personal name) Imaji

今人

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jīn rén
    jin1 ren2
chin jen
 imajin
    いまじん
modern people
present-day people; people of this world; (personal name) Imajin

今児

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 imaji
    いまじ
(personal name) Imaji

今尻

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 imajiri
    いまじり
(place-name) Imajiri

今島

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 imajima
    いまじま
(place-name, surname) Imajima

今嶋

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 imajima
    いまじま
(surname) Imajima

今庄

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 imajou / imajo
    いまじょう
(place-name, surname) Imajō

今新

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 imajin
    いまじん
(place-name) Imajin

今荘

see styles
 imajou / imajo
    いまじょう
(place-name, surname) Imajō

伊勢

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 tose
    とせ
(1) (hist) Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); (2) Ise (city); (surname) Tose

偉容

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 iyou / iyo
    いよう
dignity; majestic appearance

偸蘭


偸兰

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tōu lán
    tou1 lan2
t`ou lan
    tou lan
 chūran
(偸蘭遮耶), 薩偸羅; 因蘭 sthūlātyaya, a great transgression, one of the major transgressions of a monk or nun.

優弧

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 yuuko / yuko
    ゆうこ
superior (major) arc

儼然


俨然

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yǎn rán
    yan3 ran2
yen jan
 genzen
    げんぜん
just like; solemn; dignified; neatly laid out
(n,adj-t,adv-to) grave; solemn; majestic; stern; authoritative

公決


公决

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gōng jué
    gong1 jue2
kung chüeh
public decision (by ballot); majority decision; a joint decision; referendum

六德

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liù dé
    liu4 de2
liu te
 rokutoku
The six characteristics of a bhagavat, which is one of a Buddha's titles: sovereign, glorious, majestic, famous, propitious, honored.

兼修

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 kenshuu / kenshu
    けんしゅう
(noun, transitive verb) studying two subjects together (e.g. as a major and a minor)

列強


列强

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liè qiáng
    lie4 qiang2
lieh ch`iang
    lieh chiang
 rekkyou / rekkyo
    れっきょう
the Great Powers (history)
major powers of the world; great powers

前夜

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qián yè
    qian2 ye4
ch`ien yeh
    chien yeh
 zenya
    ぜんや
the eve; the night before
(n,adv) (1) last night; the previous night; (n,adv) (2) night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

勇壮

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 yuusou / yuso
    ゆうそう
(adjectival noun) heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant

動脈


动脉

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dòng mài
    dong4 mai4
tung mai
 doumyaku / domyaku
    どうみゃく
artery
(1) {anat} artery; (2) arterial road; major route

北斗

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běi dǒu
    bei3 dou3
pei tou
 hokuto
    ほくと
Great Bear; Big Dipper; Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan
(abbreviation) {astron} (See 北斗七星) the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; (p,s,f) Hokuto; (serv) BeiDou Navigation Satellite System
(北斗七星) Ursa major, the Northern Bushel with its seven stars.

午地

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 umaji
    うまじ
(place-name) Umaji

半角

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 hankaku
    はんかく
(See 全角) half-width characters (e.g. romaji); single-byte characters; en quad

厳か

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 ogosoka
    おごそか
(noun or adjectival noun) solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately; impressive

厳然

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 genzen
    げんぜん
(n,adj-t,adv-to) grave; solemn; majestic; stern; authoritative

叡王

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 eiou / eo
    えいおう
{shogi} Eiō (one of the eight major professional titles of shogi)

呪い

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 majinai
    まじない
(kana only) charm; incantation; spell; curse

呪う

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 majinau
    まじなう
(Godan verb with "u" ending) (1) (kana only) to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; (Godan verb with "u" ending) (2) (kana only) to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; (Godan verb with "u" ending) (3) (kana only) (See まじない) to charm; to conjure; to cast a spell (on someone); (Godan verb with "u" ending) (4) (archaism) to treat illness (with a prayer)

咒い

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 majinai
    まじない
(out-dated kanji) (kana only) charm; incantation; spell; curse

固定

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gù dìng
    gu4 ding4
ku ting
 kotei / kote
    こてい
to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); securing; anchoring; fastening down; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; (n,vs,vt,vi) (3) {biol} fixation (histology); (4) (net-sl) (abbreviation) (See 固定ハンドル・1) user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously); (5) (net-sl) (abbreviation) (See 固定ハンドル・2) user of an online handle (instead of posting anonymously)

堂々

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 doudo / dodo
    どうど
(adj-t,adv-to) (1) magnificent; grand; impressive; dignified; majestic; imposing; stately; (2) fair; square; open; unashamed; brazen; (adverb taking the "to" particle) (3) grandly; boldly; confidently; (4) fairly; squarely; unreservedly; brazenly; (surname) Dōdo

堂堂

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táng táng
    tang2 tang2
t`ang t`ang
    tang tang
 doudou / dodo
    どうどう
grand; magnificent; stately; majestic appearance
(adj-t,adv-to) (1) magnificent; grand; impressive; dignified; majestic; imposing; stately; (2) fair; square; open; unashamed; brazen; (adverb taking the "to" particle) (3) grandly; boldly; confidently; (4) fairly; squarely; unreservedly; brazenly

壮大

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 takehiro
    たけひろ
(noun or adjectival noun) magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid; (personal name) Takehiro

壯闊


壮阔

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zhuàng kuò
    zhuang4 kuo4
chuang k`uo
    chuang kuo
grand; majestic; vast

壯麗


壮丽

see styles
zhuàng lì
    zhuang4 li4
chuang li
magnificence; magnificent; majestic; glorious

多く

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 ooku
    おおく
(n,adv,adj-no) (1) many; much; plenty; a lot; (2) majority (of); greater part (of); (adverb) (3) mostly; mainly; chiefly; usually; often

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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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