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結對子


结对子

see styles
jié duì zi
    jie2 dui4 zi5
chieh tui tzu
(of two parties, e.g. police and the community) to team up; to pair up; to form a cooperative association

総二階

see styles
 sounikai / sonikai
    そうにかい
full two-story house

縮氨酸


缩氨酸

see styles
suō ān suān
    suo1 an1 suan1
so an suan
peptide (two or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH)

翌々年

see styles
 yokuyokunen
    よくよくねん
(temporal noun) two years later; year after next

翌々日

see styles
 yokuyokujitsu
    よくよくじつ
(temporal noun) two days later; next day but one

翌々月

see styles
 yokuyokugetsu
    よくよくげつ
(temporal noun) two months later; the month after next

翌々週

see styles
 yokuyokushuu / yokuyokushu
    よくよくしゅう
the week after the following week; two weeks later; two weeks after that

翌翌年

see styles
 yokuyokunen
    よくよくねん
(temporal noun) two years later; year after next

翌翌日

see styles
 yokuyokujitsu
    よくよくじつ
(temporal noun) two days later; next day but one

翌翌月

see styles
 yokuyokugetsu
    よくよくげつ
(temporal noun) two months later; the month after next

耆婆鳥


耆婆鸟

see styles
qí pó niǎo
    qi2 po2 niao3
ch`i p`o niao
    chi po niao
 kibachō
idem 命命鳥, also 耆婆耆婆 (耆婆耆婆迦); 闍婆耆婆 (闍婆耆婆迦) A bird of the partridge family; there is a fable about such a bird having two heads, called 迦嘍嗏 garuḍa, and 憂波迦嘍嗏 upagaruḍa; one ate a delicious flower while the other was asleep; when the latter awoke, it was so annoyed at not sharing it that it ate a poisonous flower and the bird died; thus there is a Jekyll and Hyde in every one.

聯綿詞


联绵词

see styles
lián mián cí
    lian2 mian2 ci2
lien mien tz`u
    lien mien tzu
two-syllable word featuring alliteration or rhyme, such as 玲瓏|玲珑[ling2 long2]

胎藏界

see styles
tāi zàng jiè
    tai1 zang4 jie4
t`ai tsang chieh
    tai tsang chieh
 taizō kai
Garbhadhātu, or Garbhakośa-(dhātu), the womb treasury, the universal source from which all things are produced; the matrix; the embryo; likened to a womb in which all of a child is conceived— its body, mind, etc. It is container and content; it covers and nourishes; and is the source of all supply. It represents the 理性 fundamental nature, both material elements and pure bodhi, or wisdom in essence or purity; 理 being the garbhadhātu as fundamental wisdom, and 智 acquired wisdom or knowledge, the vajradhātu. It also represents the human heart in its innocence or pristine purity, which is considered as the source of all Buddha-pity and moral knowledge. And it indicates that from the central being in the maṇḍala, viz. the Sun as symbol of Vairocana, there issue all the other manifestations of wisdom and power, Buddhas, bodhisattvas, demons, etc. It is 本覺 original intellect, or the static intellectuality, in contrast with 始覺 intellection, the initial or dynamic intellectuality represented in the vajradhātu; hence it is the 因 cause and vajradhātu the 果 effect; though as both are a unity, the reverse may be the rule, the effect being also the cause; it is also likened to 利他 enriching others, as vajradhātu is to 自利 enriching self. Kōbō Daishi, founder of the Yoga or Shingon 眞言 School in Japan, adopted the representation of the ideas in maṇḍalas, or diagrams, as the best way of revealing the mystic doctrine to the ignorant. The garbhadhātu is the womb or treasury of all things, the universe; the 理 fundamental principle, the source; its symbols are a triangle on its base, and an open lotus as representing the sun and Vairocana. In Japan this maṇḍala is placed on the east, typifying the rising sun as source, or 理. The vajradhātu is placed west and represents 智 wisdom or knowledge as derived from 理 the underlying principle, but the two are essential one to the other, neither existing apart. The material and spiritual; wisdom-source and intelligence; essence and substance; and similar complementary ideas are thus portrayed; the garbhadhātu may be generally considered as the static and the vajradhātu as the dynamic categories, which are nevertheless a unity. The garbhadhātu is divided into 三部 three sections representing samādhi or quiescence, wisdom-store, and pity-store, or thought, knowledge, pity; one is called the Buddha-section, the others the Vajra and Lotus sections respectively; the three also typify vimokṣa, prajñā, and dharmakāya, or freedom, understanding, and spirituality. There are three heads of these sections, i. e. Vairocana, Vajrapāṇi, and Avalokiteśvara; each has a mother or source, e. g. Vairocana from Buddha's-eye; and each has a 明王 or emanation of protection against evil; also a śakti or female energy; a germ-letter, etc. The diagram of five Buddhas contains also four bodhisattvas, making nine in all, and there are altogether thirteen 大院 or great courts of various types of ideas, of varying numbers, generally spoken of as 414. Cf. 金剛界; 大日; 兩部.

能開大

see styles
 noukaidai / nokaidai
    のうかいだい
(abbreviation) (See 職業能力開発大学校) polytechnic college (with two-year and four-year courses)

腕捻り

see styles
 kainahineri
    かいなひねり
{sumo} two-handed arm twist down

舞鶴草

see styles
 maizurusou; maizurusou / maizuruso; maizuruso
    まいづるそう; マイヅルソウ
(kana only) snakeberry (Maianthemum dilatatum); two-leaved Solomon's seal; false lily of the valley

菩薩乘


菩萨乘

see styles
pú sà shèng
    pu2 sa4 sheng4
p`u sa sheng
    pu sa sheng
 bosatsu jō
One of the 'five vehicles', which teaches the observance of the six pāramitās, the perfecting of the two 利, i.e. 自利利他 the perfecting of self for perfecting others, and the attaining of Buddhahood.

複座機

see styles
 fukuzaki
    ふくざき
two-seater aeroplane; two-seater airplane

見開き

see styles
 mihiraki
    みひらき
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other

角書き

see styles
 tsunogaki
    つのがき
two-line subtitle

象頭山


象头山

see styles
xiàng tóu shān
    xiang4 tou2 shan1
hsiang t`ou shan
    hsiang tou shan
 zouzusan / zozusan
    ぞうずさん
(personal name) Zouzusan
Gayāśiras, tr. as elephant-head mountain, name of two mountains, one near Gayā, the other said to be near the river Nairañjanā, 150 li away.

起信論


起信论

see styles
qǐ xìn lùn
    qi3 xin4 lun4
ch`i hsin lun
    chi hsin lun
 Kishinron
Śraddhotpada Śāstra; it is one of the earliest remaining Mahāyāna texts and is attributed to Aśvaghoṣa; cf. 馬鳴; two tr. have been made, one by Paramārtha in A. D. 554, another by Śikṣānanda, circa 700; the first text is more generally accepted, as Chih-i, the founder of Tiantai, was Paramārtha's amanuensis, and 法藏 Fazang (643-712) made the standard commentary on it, the 起信論義記, though he had assisted Śikṣānanda in his translation. It gives the fundamental principles of Mahāyāna, and was tr. into English by Teitaro Suzuki (1900), also by T. Richard. There are several commentaries and treatises on it.

跨地區


跨地区

see styles
kuà dì qū
    kua4 di4 qu1
k`ua ti ch`ü
    kua ti chü
interregional; spanning two or more PRC provinces

車裂き

see styles
 kurumazaki
    くるまざき
tearing someone in two by tying their legs to two carts moving in opposite directions (form of medieval punishment)

逆3P

see styles
 gyakusanpii / gyakusanpi
    ぎゃくさんピー
(colloquialism) (See さんピー) reverse threesome (e.g. with two men and a woman instead of two women and one man)

連れ舞

see styles
 tsuremai
    つれまい
dance done by two persons or more

連装砲

see styles
 rensouhou / rensoho
    れんそうほう
(See 単装砲) mounting for two or more guns (e.g. naval turret, tank)

週二日

see styles
 shuufutsuka / shufutsuka
    しゅうふつか
(expression) two days a week

違い箸

see styles
 chigaibashi
    ちがいばし
using two different chopsticks together (a breach of etiquette)

邊緣人


边缘人

see styles
biān yuán rén
    bian1 yuan2 ren2
pien yüan jen
marginalized people (not part of mainstream society); marginal man (term coined by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, referring to a person in transition between two cultures or social groups, not fully belonging to either)

鄧世昌


邓世昌

see styles
dèng shì chāng
    deng4 shi4 chang1
teng shih ch`ang
    teng shih chang
Deng Shichang (1849-1894), Qing dynasty naval specialist, founded naval dockyards and two naval colleges, died heroically in action against the Japanese

重ね餅

see styles
 kasanemochi
    かさねもち
(1) small mochi placed on top of a big mochi; (2) two things heaped together

金剛界


金刚界

see styles
jīn gāng jiè
    jin1 gang1 jie4
chin kang chieh
 kongoukai / kongokai
    こんごうかい
(1) {Buddh} (See 胎蔵界・たいぞうかい・1) Vajradhatu; Diamond Realm; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 金剛界曼荼羅・こんごうかいまんだら) Vajradathu Mandala; Diamond Realm Mandala
vajradhātu, 金界 The 'diamond', or vajra, element of the universe; it is the 智 wisdom of Vairocana in its indestructibility and activity; it arises from the garbhadhātu 胎藏界q.v., the womb or store of the Vairocana 理 reason or principles of such wisdom, v. 理智. The two, garbhadhātu and vajradhātu, are shown by the esoteric school, especially in the Japanese Shingon, in two maṇḍalas, i.e. groups or circles, representing in various portrayals the ideas arising from the two, fundamental concepts. vajradhātu is intp. as the 智 realm of intellection, and garbhadhātu as the 理 substance underlying it, or the matrix; the latter is the womb or fundamental reason of all things, and occupies the eastern position as 'cause' of the vajradhātu, which is on the west as the resultant intellectual or spiritual expression. But both are one as are Reason and Wisdom, and Vairocana (the illuminator, the 大日 great sun) presides over both, as source and supply. The vajradhātu represents the spiritual world of complete enlightenment, the esoteric dharmakāya doctrine as contrasted with the exoteric nirmāṇakāya doctrine. It is the sixth element 識 mind, and is symbolized by a triangle with the point downwards and by the full moon, which represents 智 wisdom or understanding; it corresponds to 果 fruit, or effect, garbhadhātu being 因 or cause. The 金剛王五部 or five divisions of the vajradhātu are represented by the Five dhyāni-buddhas, thus: centre 大日Vairocana; east 阿閦 Akṣobhya; south 寶生Ratnasambhava; west 阿彌陀 Amitābha; north 不 空 成就 Amoghasiddhi, or Śākyamuni. They are seated respectively on a lion, an elephant, a horse, a peacock, and a garuda. v. 五佛; also 胎.

金剛部


金刚部

see styles
jīn gāng bù
    jin1 gang1 bu4
chin kang pu
 kongō bu
The various groups in the two maṇḍalas, each having a 主 or head; in the Diamond maṇḍala Akṣobhya, or Vajrasattva, is spoken of as such.

金絲燕


金丝燕

see styles
jīn sī yàn
    jin1 si1 yan4
chin ssu yen
Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup

銅鑼焼

see styles
 dorayaki
    どらやき
dorayaki; dessert made of two castella (sponge cake) patties and red bean jam

鎭頭迦


鎭头迦

see styles
zhèn tóu jiā
    zhen4 tou2 jia1
chen t`ou chia
    chen tou chia
 chinzuka
tinduka, the Diospyros embryopteros, or glutinosa; tr. 柿 the persimmon; the 鎭頭迦羅 are two fruits, i.e. 鎭頭 and 迦羅, the former good, the latter poisonous.

長柄刀

see styles
 nagaegatana
    ながえがたな
long, two-handed sword

開房間


开房间

see styles
kāi fáng jiān
    kai1 fang2 jian1
k`ai fang chien
    kai fang chien
to rent a room in a hotel; (of two people who are not married to each other) to rent a room for sex

開爲二


开为二

see styles
kāi wéi èr
    kai1 wei2 er4
k`ai wei erh
    kai wei erh
 kai i ni
to open up into two

間の宿

see styles
 ainoshuku
    あいのしゅく
resting place between inn towns (Edo period); town situated between two post towns

間の間

see styles
 ainoma
    あいのま
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room

阿摩提

see styles
ā mó tí
    a1 mo2 ti2
a mo t`i
    a mo ti
 Amadai
(or 阿麽提); 阿摩 M048697 The 21st of the thirty-three forms of Guanyin, three eyes, four arms, two playing a lute with a phoenix-head, one foot on a lion, the other pendent.

阿薩多


阿萨多

see styles
ā sà duō
    a1 sa4 duo1
a sa to
 Asatta
aṣāḍhā, is a double nakṣatra (two lunar mansions) associated with 箕, stars in Sagittarius; this form is said to be pūrvāṣāḍhā and is intp. as 軫, i.e. stars in Corvus, but these stars are in the Indian constellation Hastā, the Hand, which may be the more correct transliteration; cf. 阿沙陀.

阿迦色

see styles
ā jiā sè
    a1 jia1 se4
a chia se
 Akashiki
agna, but may be ākāśa; it has two opposite interpretations, substantial and unsubstantial, the latter having special reference to the empyrean.

阿難陀


阿难陀

see styles
ē nán tuó
    e1 nan2 tuo2
o nan t`o
    o nan to
 ananda
    あなんだ
Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
(person) Ananda (disciple of Gautama Buddha)
Ānanda, 阿難; intp. by 歡喜 Joy; son of Droṇodana-rāja, and younger brother of Devadatta; he was noted as the most learned disciple of Buddha and famed for hearing and remembering his teaching, hence is styled 多聞; after the Buddha's death he is said to have compiled the sutras in the Vaibhāra cave, v. 畢, where the disciples were assembled in Magadha. He is reckoned as the second patriarch. Ānandabhadra and Ānandasāgara are generally given as two other Ānandas, but this is uncertain.

隙間風

see styles
 sukimakaze
    すきまかぜ
(1) draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; (2) cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons

雙人舞


双人舞

see styles
shuāng rén wǔ
    shuang1 ren2 wu3
shuang jen wu
dance for two; pas de deux

雙休日


双休日

see styles
shuāng xiū rì
    shuang1 xiu1 ri4
shuang hsiu jih
two-day weekend

雙城記


双城记

see styles
shuāng chéng jì
    shuang1 cheng2 ji4
shuang ch`eng chi
    shuang cheng chi
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 查爾斯·狄更斯|查尔斯·狄更斯[Cha2 er3 si1 · Di2 geng1 si1]

雙子葉


双子叶

see styles
shuāng zǐ yè
    shuang1 zi3 ye4
shuang tzu yeh
dicotyledon (plant family distinguished by two embryonic leaves, includes daisies, broadleaved trees, herbaceous plants)

雙角犀


双角犀

see styles
shuāng jiǎo xī
    shuang1 jiao3 xi1
shuang chiao hsi
two-horned rhinoceros; Dicerorhinini

離二邊


离二边

see styles
lí èr biān
    li2 er4 bian1
li erh pien
 ri nihen
free from two extreme [views]

非二聚

see styles
fēi èr jù
    fei1 er4 ju4
fei erh chü
Apart from the two categories of matter and mind; v. 非色非心.

鞘当て

see styles
 sayaate / sayate
    さやあて
(1) (See 恋の鞘当て・こいのさやあて) rivalry for the heart of a woman; (2) (from two samurai quarreling because the sheaths of their swords happened to touch) quarrel over something trivial

須菩提


须菩提

see styles
xū pú tí
    xu1 pu2 ti2
hsü p`u t`i
    hsü pu ti
 subodai
    すぼだい
(person) Subhuti (one of Buddha's disciples)
Subhuti, also 須扶提; 須浮帝; 蘇補底 (or 蘇部底); one of the ten chief disciples, said to have been the best exponent of śūnya, or the void 解空第一; he is the principal interlocutor in the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra. There are two later personages of this name.

首盧迦


首卢迦

see styles
shǒu lú jiā
    shou3 lu2 jia1
shou lu chia
(首盧 or首盧柯); 輸盧迦 (or 室盧迦 or輸盧迦波 or室盧迦波); 室路迦 śloka, a stanza of thirty-two syllables, either in four lines of eight each, or two of sixteen.

馬陰藏


马阴藏

see styles
mǎ yīn zàng
    ma3 yin1 zang4
ma yin tsang
A retractable penis, e.g. that of the horse, one of the thirty-two signs of a Buddha.

鶴亀算

see styles
 tsurukamezan
    つるかめざん
obtaining the respective numbers of cranes and tortoises from the total of their heads and legs; calculating the values of two unknown quantities from their unit total and the total of one of their attributes

鷺相撲

see styles
 sagizumou / sagizumo
    さぎずもう
game in which two people hop on one foot and push each other

黃金週


黄金周

see styles
huáng jīn zhōu
    huang2 jin1 zhou1
huang chin chou
Golden Week, two 7-day national holiday periods

鼻二孔

see styles
bí èr kǒng
    bi2 er4 kong3
pi erh k`ung
    pi erh kung
two nostrils

Wワーク

see styles
 daburuwaaku; daburu waaku / daburuwaku; daburu waku
    ダブルワーク; ダブル・ワーク
(kana only) holding two jobs concurrently (wasei: double work); having a side job in addition to one's regular job; moonlighting

うり二つ

see styles
 urifutatsu
    うりふたつ
(adjectival noun) as alike as two melons (two peas in a pod)

おさげ髪

see styles
 osagegami
    おさげがみ
pigtails; two plaits hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits hanging down one's back; queue

お下げ髪

see styles
 osagegami
    おさげがみ
pigtails; two plaits hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits hanging down one's back; queue

かけ持ち

see styles
 kakemochi
    かけもち
(noun/participle) holding two or more positions concurrently

かばん語

see styles
 kabango
    かばんご
portmanteau word; combination of two words (often first half of one, second half of another)

くいくい

see styles
 kuikui
    くいくい
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (adv,adv-to) (2) (archaism) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) worrying about; moping; brooding over; fretting; (adv,adv-to) (3) (archaism) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) suddenly angry; feeling a surge of anger

くの字点

see styles
 kunojiten
    くのじてん
(See 踊り字) iteration mark shaped like the hiragana "ku" (used in vertical writing to represent repetition of two or more characters)

くらべ馬

see styles
 kurabeuma
    くらべうま
traditional horse-racing; originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5th event at Kamigamo shrine

ゲーム差

see styles
 geemusa
    ゲームさ
{baseb} distance in the standings between two teams expressed as the difference in number of games won or lost

ゲッツー

see styles
 gettsuu / gettsu
    ゲッツー
(baseb) double-play (wasei: get two)

ゴーフル

see styles
 goofuru
    ゴーフル
confection comprising two thin waffle-like biscuits with cream between them (fre: gaufre); (surname) Goble

この目で

see styles
 konomede
    このめで
(expression) (often 〜見る) with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

すきま風

see styles
 sukimakaze
    すきまかぜ
(1) draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; (2) cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons

スパイン

see styles
 supain
    スパイン
(1) spine; backbone; (2) {sports} spine ramp (two quarter pipes adjoined at the vertical edge)

セイノー

see styles
 seinoo / senoo
    セイノー
(interjection) all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

たこせん

see styles
 takosen
    たこせん
{food} (See たこ焼き,えびせんべい) takoyaki balls wedged between two ebisenbei crackers

たっぷり

see styles
 tappuri
    たっぷり
(adv,adv-to,adj-na,suf) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) plentifully; amply; abundantly; copiously; generously; fully; a lot; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) loosely; with room to spare; with enough space; (large) enough; (adverb) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full; at least; no less than

チーズ鱈

see styles
 chiizutara / chizutara
    チーズたら
{tradem} cheese tara; stick of cheese sandwiched between two thin strips of dried fish paste

ツートン

see styles
 tsuuton / tsuton
    ツートン
two-tone; (surname) Tsu-ton

ツーペア

see styles
 tsuupea / tsupea
    ツーペア
two pair (poker)

ツインテ

see styles
 tsuinte
    ツインテ
(abbreviation) (See ツインテール) pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings

どちらか

see styles
 dochiraka
    どちらか
either; one (of the two)

どっちか

see styles
 docchika
    どっちか
either; one (of the two)

どら焼き

see styles
 dorayaki
    どらやき
dorayaki; dessert made of two castella (sponge cake) patties and red bean jam

ニコイチ

see styles
 nikoichi
    ニコイチ
(noun/participle) (1) (kana only) combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine; (2) (kana only) manufacturing one part out of multiple different parts

フォロミ

see styles
 foromi
    フォロミ
(abbreviation) (See フォローアップミルク) follow-up formula; follow-on milk; stage two milk

ワンツー

see styles
 wantsuu / wantsu
    ワンツー
one-two punch

一つ二つ

see styles
 hitotsufutatsu
    ひとつふたつ
one or two; a few; small number

一両日中

see styles
 ichiryoujitsuchuu / ichiryojitsuchu
    いちりょうじつちゅう
(n,adv) within the next couple of days; in a day or two

一人二役

see styles
 hitorifutayaku
    ひとりふたやく
double role; one person playing two roles; wearing two hats

一佛兩祖


一佛两祖

see styles
yī fó liǎng zǔ
    yi1 fo2 liang3 zu3
i fo liang tsu
 ichibutsu ryōso
one Buddha and two ancestors

一刀両断

see styles
 ittouryoudan / ittoryodan
    いっとうりょうだん
(1) (yoji) cutting in two with a single stroke; (2) (yoji) taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

一分為二


一分为二

see styles
yī fēn wéi èr
    yi1 fen1 wei2 er4
i fen wei erh
one divides into two; to be two-sided; there are two sides to everything; to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)

一切佛會


一切佛会

see styles
yī qiè fó huì
    yi1 qie4 fo2 hui4
i ch`ieh fo hui
    i chieh fo hui
 issai butsue
The assembly of all the Buddhas, a term for the two maṇḍalas, or circles; v. 胎藏界 and, 金剛界, i.e. the Garbhadhātu and the Vajradhātu.

一国両制

see styles
 ikkokuryousei / ikkokuryose
    いっこくりょうせい
(See 一国二制度) one country, two systems (Chinese policy)

一國兩制


一国两制

see styles
yī guó liǎng zhì
    yi1 guo2 liang3 zhi4
i kuo liang chih
one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)

一心二用

see styles
yī xīn èr yòng
    yi1 xin1 er4 yong4
i hsin erh yung
to do two things at once (idiom); to multitask; to divide one's attention

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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