| Word/Phrase |
Reading |
Meaning |
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千尋
千仞
|
せんじん
ちひろ
|
great depth
bottomless
|
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九仞の功
|
きゅうじんのこう
|
spectacular success
|
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万尋
万仞
|
ばんじん
|
10000 fathoms
great depth
great height
|
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九仞の功を一簣に虧く
|
きゅうじんのこうをいっきにかく
|
to fail one step short of great success
to fall at the last hurdle
|
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仞
仭
|
じん
|
ren (ancient Chinese measure of height, depth, etc.; between 1-3 meters)
|
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壁立千仞
|
へきりつせんじん
|
precipitous cliff of great height, metaphor for absolute nature of Buddhist truth
|
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万尋の谷
万仞の谷
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ばんじんのたに
|
bottomless ravine
abyss
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