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因果応報
いんがおうほう
1. [n] [yoji]
▶ retribution
▶ retributive justice
▶ karma
▶ just deserts
▶ poetic justice
▶ reward and punishment for one's past behavior



History:
7. A 2023-01-02 02:04:04  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
So I did the right thing 10 years ago.
6. A* 2023-01-01 20:39:02  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/just-deserts-or-just-desserts

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/just_deserts
"The spelling just desserts is non-standard. It is sometimes used as a pun in, for example, restaurant names."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_(philosophy)
"It is sometimes called moral desert to clarify the intended usage and distinguish it from the dry desert biome."
  Comments:
Could've fooled me.
  Diff:
@@ -16 +16 @@
-<gloss>just desserts</gloss>
+<gloss>just deserts</gloss>
5. A 2023-01-01 20:09:31  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
just desserts 74262
just deserts 26223
  Comments:
I'm surprised I approved that edit.
4. A* 2023-01-01 08:17:26 
  Diff:
@@ -16 +16 @@
-<gloss>just deserts</gloss>
+<gloss>just desserts</gloss>
3. A 2014-08-25 01:11:56  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Kanji Haitani list
  Comments:
Adding yoji tagAdding yoji tag
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<misc>&yoji;</misc>
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