Results, lit: if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper

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かばのきkabanoki《樺の木》カバノキKABANOKI

noun:

  • birch tree (esp. the Japanese white birch, Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
うみすずめumisuzume《海雀》ウミスズメUMISUZUME

noun:

  • murrelet (esp. the ancient murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquus)
  • roundbelly cowfish (Lactoria diaphana)
なくしてnakushite《無くして》

conjunction:

  • without; in the event that it did not (or does not) exist ➜ 無くしては
発願【ほつがんhotsugan】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • giving rise to the desire to save all sentient beings - Buddhism term
  • praying; prayer
裳階【もこしmokoshi・しょうかいshoukai】裳層

noun:

  • pent roof (below the true roof of a pagoda, etc.)
この分では【このぶんではkonobundeha】

expression:

  • as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
知客【しかshika】

noun:

  • head monk in charge of the administrative section of a zendo (Zen) - Buddhism term ➜ 禅堂
揺す【ゆすyusu】 Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

  • to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.) - archaism
人間学的証明【にんげんがくてきしょうめいningengakutekishoumei】

noun:

  • anthropological argument (one of Descartes' ontological arguments for the existence of God)
言うだけ野暮【いうだけやぼiudakeyabo】

expression:

  • it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid
酒は百薬の長【さけはひゃくやくのちょうsakehahyakuyakunochou】

expression:

  • good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines - proverb
胴当て【どうあてdouate】胴当

noun:

  • slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen) ➜ 胴掛け
前掲書【ぜんけいしょzenkeisho】

expression:

  • (in the work) cited; aforementioned work; op. cit. (opere citato, opus citatum)
雑【ぞうzou】

noun:

  • miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
三鳥派【さんちょうはsanchouha】

noun:

  • Sancho Sect (of the Fuji School of Nichiren Buddhism; 1661-1673 CE) ➜ 富士派
イードアルフィトルIIDOARUFYITORU

noun:

  • Eid al-Fitr (festival marking the end of Ramadan); Id ul-Fitr - From Arabic
ニカの乱【ニカのらんNIKAnoran】

noun:

  • the Nika riots which took place in 532 in Constantinople
茹でこぼす【ゆでこぼすyudekobosu】茹で溢す Inflection

godan ~す verb:

  • to boil, then discard the liquid (in order to remove astringency)
操舵輪【そうだりんsoudarin】

noun:

  • steered wheel (e.g. at the front of a car); steering wheel
兼学【けんがくkengaku】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • concurrently studying the teachings of two or more different schools or sects
階【きざはしkizahashi・きだはしkidahashiobs.・はしhashiobs.】段階【きざはしkizahashi・きだはしkidahashiobs.】

noun:

  • stairs - はし refers to the stairs leading from a building to a garden ➜ 階段
  • stairs at the front of a noh stage ［きざはし］
ゴマフトラザメGOMAFUTORAZAME

noun:

  • boa catshark (Scyliorhinus boa, species from the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico)
駅馬【えきばekiba】

noun:

  • post horse; horses used in the post-station system of old Japan - archaism
灼然【いやちこiyachikogikun】 Inflection

adjectival noun:

  • clear (miracle, sign from the Gods) manifest - archaism
  • plain as day; obvious; clear - archaism
耳栓【じせんjisen】

noun:

  • earplug (traditional jewellery worn in the earlobe, popular in Jomon-period Japan) - archaism ➜ 耳当
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