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やめ検弁護士 see styles |
yamekenbengoshi やめけんべんごし |
(colloquialism) former public prosecutor who now works as a lawyer; prosecutor-turned-lawyer |
七倶胝佛母尊 see styles |
qī jù zhī fó mǔ zūn qi1 ju4 zhi1 fo2 mu3 zun1 ch`i chü chih fo mu tsun chi chü chih fo mu tsun Shichikuchi butsumo son |
Saptakotibuddha-mātṛ. The fabulous mother of seven koṭīs of Buddhas; i.e. Marīci 摩利支; also 準提 Cundī, or Cundā; or 準提觀音 Cundī-Guanyin, q.v., who is represented as of whitish color, with eighteen hands and three eyes. |
世界保健機関 see styles |
sekaihokenkikan せかいほけんきかん |
World Health Organization; WHO |
世界衛生組織 世界卫生组织 see styles |
shì jiè wèi shēng zǔ zhī shi4 jie4 wei4 sheng1 zu3 zhi1 shih chieh wei sheng tsu chih |
World Health Organization (WHO) |
五右衛門風呂 see styles |
goemonburo ごえもんぶろ |
(named after the robber Goemon Ishikawa, who was boiled to death in one) bath heated directly from beneath, with a floating wooden lid on which the bather sits causing it to sink |
人中分陀利華 人中分陀利华 see styles |
rén zhōng fēn tuó lì huā ren2 zhong1 fen1 tuo2 li4 hua1 jen chung fen t`o li hua jen chung fen to li hua ninchū bundarike |
A Lotus among men, a Buddha, also applied to all who invoke Amitabha. |
人生の大先輩 see styles |
jinseinodaisenpai / jinsenodaisenpai じんせいのだいせんぱい |
(exp,n) person much older than oneself (who has much more life experience) |
何人たりとも see styles |
nanpitotaritomo; nanibitotaritomo; nanbitotaritomo なんぴとたりとも; なにびとたりとも; なんびとたりとも |
(expression) no one at all; no one, who he or she may be |
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naniyatsu なにやつ |
(See 何者) who; what kind of person |
何奴(rK) |
doitsu; doyatsu どいつ; どやつ |
(pronoun) (kana only) who |
何方(rK) |
dochira(p); docchi(p) どちら(P); どっち(P) |
(pronoun) (1) (kana only) (どちら is polite) (See こちら・1,そちら・1,あちら・1) which way; which direction; where; (pronoun) (2) (kana only) which one (esp. of two alternatives); (pronoun) (3) (kana only) (See どちら様) who |
使いっぱしり see styles |
tsukaippashiri つかいっぱしり |
(noun/participle) gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else |
借りてきた猫 see styles |
karitekitaneko かりてきたねこ |
(exp,n) (idiom) someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; borrowed cat |
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kasamochi かさもち |
umbrella carrier; servant who carried a long-handled umbrella for a noble |
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bokuonna ぼくおんな |
(See 僕・1,ボクっ娘) woman who uses the usually male personal pronoun "boku" to refer to herself |
八十禍津日神 see styles |
yasomagatsuhinokami やそまがつひのかみ |
{jpmyth} (See 伊邪那岐) god of evil; god who causes many disasters |
八種別解脫戒 八种别解脱戒 see styles |
bā zhǒng bié jiě tuō jiè ba1 zhong3 bie2 jie3 tuo1 jie4 pa chung pieh chieh t`o chieh pa chung pieh chieh to chieh hasshu betsu gedatsu kai |
Differentiated rules of liberation for the eight orders—monks; nuns; mendicants; novices male; and female; disciples male; and female; and the laity who observe the first eight commandments. |
初心始業菩薩 初心始业菩萨 see styles |
chū xīn shǐ yè pú sà chu1 xin1 shi3 ye4 pu2 sa4 ch`u hsin shih yeh p`u sa chu hsin shih yeh pu sa shoshin shigō bosatsu |
beginner bodhisattvas who have just begun to practice |
割り増し手当 see styles |
warimashiteate わりましてあて |
salary supplement, e.g. for work performed at inconvenient times or as overtime allowance usually for so-called exempt workers, i.e. workers who are expected to work a certain number of overtime hours |
医療的ケア児 see styles |
iryoutekikeaji / iryotekikeaji いりょうてきケアじ |
severely disabled child who needs constant medical care |
十界能化菩薩 十界能化菩萨 see styles |
shí jiè néng huà pú sà shi2 jie4 neng2 hua4 pu2 sa4 shih chieh neng hua p`u sa shih chieh neng hua pu sa jukkai nōke bosatsu |
Bodhisattvas, above the 初地, who have reached the stage of transforming beings in all the ten kinds of realms. |
半瓶水響叮噹 半瓶水响叮当 see styles |
bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng ban4 ping2 shui3 xiang3 ding1 dang1 pan p`ing shui hsiang ting tang pan ping shui hsiang ting tang |
lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom); fig. empty vessels make the most noise; one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest |
去る者追わず see styles |
sarumonoowazu さるものおわず |
(expression) (proverb) do not chase the one who leaves |
反社会的勢力 see styles |
hanshakaitekiseiryoku / hanshakaitekiseryoku はんしゃかいてきせいりょく |
(exp,n) criminal groups and individuals; groups and individuals who seek economic profit through violence, force and fraudulent means; violent criminals, extortionists and racketeers; organized crime; anti-social forces |
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torite とりて |
(1) recipient; receiver; acceptor; taker; (2) {MA;sumo} skilled practitioner (of judo, sumo, etc.); (3) (See 読み手・2) person who picks up the cards (in karuta games) |
囘向菩提聲聞 囘向菩提声闻 see styles |
huí xiàng pú tí shēng wén hui2 xiang4 pu2 ti2 sheng1 wen2 hui hsiang p`u t`i sheng wen hui hsiang pu ti sheng wen ekō bodai shōmon |
śrāvakas who have dedicated themselves to enlightenment |
固定ハンドル see styles |
koteihandoru / kotehandoru こていハンドル |
(1) (colloquialism) online handle (esp. on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously); screen name; user name; (2) (colloquialism) user who uses an online handle (instead of posting anonymously) |
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tsuchigumo つちぐも |
(1) (土蜘蛛 only) (kana only) (See 地蜘蛛) Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider); (2) tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court) |
大不可棄子部 大不可弃子部 see styles |
dà bù kě qì zǐ bù da4 bu4 ke3 qi4 zi3 bu4 ta pu k`o ch`i tzu pu ta pu ko chi tzu pu dai fuka kishi bu |
Āvantikās. The great school of the son who "could not be abandoned" (a subdivision of the Saṃmatiyas 三彌底), whose founder when a newborn babe was abandoned by his parents. |
大薩遮尼犍子 大萨遮尼犍子 see styles |
dà sà zhē ní jiān zǐ da4 sa4 zhe1 ni2 jian1 zi3 ta sa che ni chien tzu Daisatsusha Nikenshi |
Mahāsatya-nirgrantha. An ascetic who is said to have become a disciple of the Buddha. |
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tenichijin(天一神); nakagami てんいちじん(天一神); なかがみ |
(See 陰陽道,己酉,癸巳) Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky |
天人散花身上 see styles |
tiān rén sàn huā shēn shàng tian1 ren2 san4 hua1 shen1 shang4 t`ien jen san hua shen shang tien jen san hua shen shang tennin sange shinjō |
The story of the man who saw a disembodied ghost beating a corpse which he said was his body that had led him into all sin, and further on an angel stroking and scattering: lowers on a corpse, which he said was the body he had just left, always his friend. |
太平天國起義 太平天国起义 see styles |
tài píng tiān guó qǐ yì tai4 ping2 tian1 guo2 qi3 yi4 t`ai p`ing t`ien kuo ch`i i tai ping tien kuo chi i |
Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864), a massive rebellion in southern China against the Qing Dynasty, led by Hong Xiuquan 洪秀全[Hong2 Xiu4 quan2], who sought to establish the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國|太平天国[Tai4 ping2 Tian1 guo2], resulting in one of the deadliest conflicts in history with millions of casualties |
失信被執行人 失信被执行人 see styles |
shī xìn bèi zhí xíng rén shi1 xin4 bei4 zhi2 xing2 ren2 shih hsin pei chih hsing jen |
(law) judgement defaulter (person who has failed to fulfill obligations set forth in a written court judgement, such as paying compensation to sb, despite having the means to do so); debt dodger |
女人眷屬論師 女人眷属论师 see styles |
nǚ rén juàn shǔ lùn shī nv3 ren2 juan4 shu3 lun4 shi1 nü jen chüan shu lun shih nyonin kenzoku ronji |
One of the twenty heretical sects, who held that Maheśvara created the first woman, who begot all creatures. |
如來應正遍智 如来应正遍智 see styles |
rú lái yìng zhèng biàn zhì ru2 lai2 ying4 zheng4 bian4 zhi4 ju lai ying cheng pien chih nyorai ō shōhenchi |
the Tathāgata who has omniscience and is worthy of offerings |
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ko こ |
(n,n-suf) (1) child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person; (n,n-suf) (2) (one's) child; offspring; (n,n-suf) (3) (also 娘) young woman; (n,n-suf) (4) (See 仔・こ) young (animal); (5) offshoot; (6) (See 元も子もない) interest; (7) (abbreviation) {finc} (See 子株・2) new share; (8) {cards;mahj} (See 親・2) player who is not a dealer; (9) (also 姑) young geisha; young prostitute; (10) (archaism) bird egg; (suffix noun) (11) (after a noun or -masu stem) -er (often of young women) |
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jouzume / jozume じょうづめ |
(n,vs,vi) (1) (rare) permanent staff; permanent employee; service for a fixed period of time; (2) (hist) daimyo or feudal retainer who lived and-or served in Edo for a fixed period of time (Edo period) |
尻を持ち込む see styles |
shiriomochikomu しりをもちこむ |
(exp,v5m) to bring a complaint to a person (who is responsible for the problem) |
巣ごもり消費 see styles |
sugomorishouhi / sugomorishohi すごもりしょうひ |
consumption of goods and services by young working adults who live at home, with their basic living expenses covered by their parents; nest-dweller consumption |
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sakimitama さきみたま |
god who bestows happiness upon people |
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yousotsu / yosotsu ようそつ |
(1) (net-sl) (derogatory term) (joc) person who has completed no schooling beyond kindergarten; uneducated person; idiot; moron; (2) (net-sl) (See ホイ卒) person who attended a kindergarten as a child (as opposed to a nursery school) |
廻向菩提聲聞 廻向菩提声闻 see styles |
huí xiàng pú tí shēng wén hui2 xiang4 pu2 ti2 sheng1 wen2 hui hsiang p`u t`i sheng wen hui hsiang pu ti sheng wen ekō bodai shōmon |
śrāvakas who have dedicated themselves to enlightenment |
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yumitori ゆみとり |
(1) (archaism) archer; warrior; samurai; (2) (archaism) skilled bowman; (3) {sumo} (See 弓取り式) bow-twirling ceremony at the end of each day of a Grand Sumo Tournament; wrestler who performs the bow-twirling ceremony |
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yumihari ゆみはり |
(1) stringing a bow; person who strings bows; (2) (abbreviation) (See 弓張り月) half-moon; (3) (abbreviation) (See 弓張り提灯) paper lantern with a bow-shaped handle |
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hariko はりこ |
(1) papier-mâché; (2) (slang) (See 子・こ・8) player who is not a dealer (in cards) |
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machibito まちびと |
(1) person being waited for; (2) person who waits |
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kachigumi かちぐみ |
bodyguards in service of the shogun who would walk ahead of him on an outing (Edo period) |
愚痴聞き地蔵 see styles |
guchikikijizou / guchikikijizo ぐちききじぞう |
Ksitigarbha (jizo) who listens to people's complaints (statue at the Keihou Temple at Nagoya) |
慧解脫阿羅漢 慧解脱阿罗汉 see styles |
huì jiě tuō ā luó hàn hui4 jie3 tuo1 a1 luo2 han4 hui chieh t`o a lo han hui chieh to a lo han e gedatsu arakan |
an arhat who is liberated by wisdom |
懲りないやつ see styles |
korinaiyatsu こりないやつ |
(expression) person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk |
戰達羅鉢喇婆 战达罗钵喇婆 see styles |
zhàn dá luó bō lǎ pó zhan4 da2 luo2 bo1 la3 po2 chan ta lo po la p`o chan ta lo po la po Sendaraharaba |
Candraprabha, moonlight, name of Śākyamuni when a king in a former incarnation, who cut off his head as a gift to others. |
押しかけ女房 see styles |
oshikakenyoubou / oshikakenyobo おしかけにょうぼう |
woman who forced her husband into marriage |
押し掛け女房 see styles |
oshikakenyoubou / oshikakenyobo おしかけにょうぼう |
woman who forced her husband into marriage |
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mochite もちて |
(1) handle; grip; (2) holder; person who holds |
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mochikata もちかた |
(1) way of holding (a writing brush, chopsticks, etc.); manner of holding; (2) (See 持ち手・2) holder; person who holds |
摩祭阿蘭若迦 摩祭阿兰若迦 see styles |
mó jì ā lán ruò jiā mo2 ji4 a1 lan2 ruo4 jia1 mo chi a lan jo chia masai arannyaka |
mātaṅga-āraṇyaka, those who dwell among the dead, away from human voices; see 阿蘭若. |
摩訶毘盧遮那 摩诃毘卢遮那 see styles |
mó hē pí lú zhēn à mo2 he1 pi2 lu2 zhen1 a4 mo ho p`i lu chen a mo ho pi lu chen a makabirushana まかびるしゃな |
{Buddh} Mahavairocana (Buddha who symbolizes the entirety of the phenomenological world) v. 毘. Mahāvairocana. |
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hareonna はれおんな |
(See 雨女) woman who brings good weather with her wherever she goes; woman who is always lucky with the weather |
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hareotoko はれおとこ |
(See 雨男) man who brings good weather with him wherever he goes; man who is always lucky with the weather |
有智同梵行者 see styles |
yǒu zhì tóng fàn xíng zhě you3 zhi4 tong2 fan4 xing2 zhe3 yu chih t`ung fan hsing che yu chih tung fan hsing che uchi dō bongyō sha |
wise ones who practice the same celibacy |
来る者拒まず see styles |
kurumonokobamazu くるものこばまず |
(expression) (proverb) (See 去る者追わず) accept one who comes to you |
柿子挑軟的捏 柿子挑软的捏 see styles |
shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē shi4 zi5 tiao1 ruan3 de5 nie1 shih tzu t`iao juan te nieh shih tzu tiao juan te nieh |
lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom); fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruan3 shi4 zi5]) who get picked on; bullies pick soft targets |
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azusamiko あずさみこ |
(See 巫女・2) female medium who summons spirits by sounding the string of a catalpa bow |
檀陀阿蘭若迦 檀陀阿兰若迦 see styles |
tán tuó ā lán ruò jiā tan2 tuo2 a1 lan2 ruo4 jia1 t`an t`o a lan jo chia tan to a lan jo chia danda arannyaka |
daṇḍaka-āraṇyaka, those who dwell in sandy deserts and among rocks (as in the ancient Deccan); see 阿蘭若. |
檀陁迦阿蘭若 檀陁迦阿兰若 see styles |
tán tuó jiā ā lán ruò tan2 tuo2 jia1 a1 lan2 ruo4 t`an t`o chia a lan jo tan to chia a lan jo dandaka arannya |
? daṇḍaka-āranyaka, daṇḍaka forest hermits, one of the three classes of hermits, intp. as those who live on rocks by the seashore. |
歴史再審論者 see styles |
rekishisaishinronsha れきしさいしんろんしゃ |
revisionist (person who takes a revisionist view of history) |
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kutsutori くつとり |
(See 沓持ち・1) footwear carrier; servant who carried his master's footwear |
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kutsumochi くつもち |
(1) (See 沓取) footwear carrier; servant who carried his master's footwear; (2) (See たいこもち・1) professional jester |
清楚系ビッチ see styles |
seisokeibicchi / sesokebicchi せいそけいビッチ |
(slang) (derogatory term) neat and tidy woman who is (unexpectedly) promiscuous |
為五斗米折腰 为五斗米折腰 see styles |
wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhé yāo wei4 wu3 dou3 mi3 zhe2 yao1 wei wu tou mi che yao |
(allusion to Tao Qian 陶潛|陶潜[Tao2 Qian2], who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate); (fig.) to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary |
無遺言死亡者 see styles |
muyuigonshibousha / muyuigonshibosha むゆいごんしぼうしゃ |
intestate person; someone who has died without having made a will |
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otokodate おとこだて |
(1) chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; champion of justice; knight in shining armor; (2) ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry |
痩せの大食い see styles |
yasenooogui やせのおおぐい |
(expression) thin person who eats a lot; big eater who stays thin |
短時間睡眠者 see styles |
tanjikansuiminsha たんじかんすいみんしゃ |
short sleeper; person who does not need much sleep |
社内ＮＥＥＴ see styles |
shanainiito / shanainito しゃないニート |
person who is employed but has nothing to do at their company |
窣路多阿半那 see styles |
sù lù duō ā bàn nà su4 lu4 duo1 a1 ban4 na4 su lu to a pan na sorotaahanna |
srota-āpanna, one who has entered the stream of the holy life, cf. 半 and 入流. |
等不等觀菩薩 等不等观菩萨 see styles |
děng bù děng guān pú sà deng3 bu4 deng3 guan1 pu2 sa4 teng pu teng kuan p`u sa teng pu teng kuan pu sa Tōfutōkan Bosatsu |
Bodhisattva Who Observes Quality and Inequality |
聞いたか坊主 see styles |
kiitakabouzu / kitakabozu きいたかぼうず |
monk character in kabuki who explains the story of the play |
聞いて呆れる see styles |
kiiteakireru / kiteakireru きいてあきれる |
(exp,v1) (1) to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; (2) who do you think you're kidding by saying; What a laugh! |
般利伐羅句迦 般利伐罗句迦 see styles |
pán lì fá luó jù jiā pan2 li4 fa2 luo2 ju4 jia1 p`an li fa lo chü chia pan li fa lo chü chia Hanribarakuka |
Parivrājaka, or Wanderer. 'A Śivaitic sect, worshippers of Mahēs`vara, who wear clothes of the colour of red soil and leave a little hair about the crown of the head, shaving off the rest.' Eitel. Also 波利呾羅拘迦; 簸利婆闍迦. |
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hanamori はなもり |
person who guards flowers (esp. cherry blossoms); flower guard |
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yukite; ikite ゆきて; いきて |
(See 来手) someone who is going |
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yomite よみて |
(1) reader (person); (2) (See 取り手・3,読手・どくしゅ) person who reads the cards (in karuta games); (3) (also written as 詠み手) (See 詠み手・よみて) composer (of a poem) |
賓頭盧頗羅墮 宾头卢颇罗堕 see styles |
bīn tóu lú pǒ luó duò bin1 tou2 lu2 po3 luo2 duo4 pin t`ou lu p`o lo to pin tou lu po lo to Hinzuru harada |
Piṇḍola-bhāradvāja, name of the first of the sixteen arhats, who became the old man of the mountains, white hair and bead, bushy eyebrows, one of the genī. |
身の程知らず see styles |
minohodoshirazu みのほどしらず |
(exp,adj-no,adj-na,n) not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is |
迦布德迦伽藍 迦布德迦伽蓝 see styles |
jiā bù dé jiā qié lán jia1 bu4 de2 jia1 qie2 lan2 chia pu te chia ch`ieh lan chia pu te chia chieh lan Kafutokuka Karan |
鴿園 Kapotaka-saṃghārāma, a monastery of the Sarvāstivādaḥ school, so called because the Buddha in a previous incarnation is said to have changed himself into a pigeon and to have thrown himself into the fire in order to provide food for a hunter who was prevented from catching game because of Buddha's preaching. When the hunter learned of Buddha's power, he repented and attained enlightenment. |
迴向菩提聲聞 迴向菩提声闻 see styles |
huí xiàng pú tí shēng wén hui2 xiang4 pu2 ti2 sheng1 wen2 hui hsiang p`u t`i sheng wen hui hsiang pu ti sheng wen kaikō bodai shōmon |
a śrāvaka who dedicates his mind to enlightenment |
追い出し部屋 see styles |
oidashibeya おいだしべや |
(colloquialism) (See 追い出し・おいだし・1) expulsion room; banishment room; boredom room; rooms where employees who cannot be fired are sent to encourage resignation |
鉢羅斯那特多 see styles |
bō luó sī nà tè duō bo1 luo2 si1 na4 te4 duo1 po lo ssu na t`e to po lo ssu na te to |
(or 鉢羅犀那特多); 波斯匿 Prasenajit, a king of Kośala, patron of Śākyamuni, who is reputed as the first to make an image of the Buddha. |
門徒物知らず see styles |
montomonoshirazu もんとものしらず |
(derogatory term) ignorance of Jōdo Shinshū practitioners (who only chant the Namu Amida Butsu and have little knowledge of other parts of Buddhism) |
陸サーファー see styles |
okasaafaa / okasafa おかサーファー |
(slang) dry surfer; wannabe surfer; person who wears surf clothing or carries a surfboard but doesn't actually surf |
隗より始めよ see styles |
kaiyorihajimeyo かいよりはじめよ |
(expression) (1) (proverb) start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps; (expression) (2) (proverb) he who first suggests it should be the first to do it |
非労働力人口 see styles |
hiroudouryokujinkou / hirodoryokujinko ひろうどうりょくじんこう |
working-age people who are unemployed; number of people not in employment |
面倒くさがり see styles |
mendoukusagari / mendokusagari めんどくさがり |
(kana only) tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find most things bothersome |
Variations: |
ganguro; ganguro がんぐろ; ガングロ |
(kana only) (poss. also from ガンガン黒い) (See ギャル・1) ganguro; young girl who heavily tans her skin, bleaches her hair and wears heavy make-up |
風呂スキップ see styles |
furosukippu ふろスキップ |
(1) (colloquialism) canceling or skipping a bath for the day; (2) (colloquialism) person who skips a bath |
Variations: |
torioi とりおい |
(1) driving off birds; (2) procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; (3) female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; (4) street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan |
あほの一つ覚え see styles |
ahonohitotsuoboe あほのひとつおぼえ |
(expression) (idiom) one who knows little often repeats it |
イエローキャブ see styles |
ierookyabu イエローキャブ |
(1) Yellow Cab; (2) (slang) Japanese woman who readily sleeps with foreign men (sometimes a stereotype of all Japanese women); (c) Yellow Cab |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "ＷＨＯ" in Chinese and/or Japanese.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
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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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