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jmdict 1356000 Active (id: 1056935)
常識 [ichi1,news1,nf05]
【じょうしき [ichi1,news1,nf05] 】

[n]
▶ common sense
▶ good sense
▶ common knowledge
▶ general knowledge
▶ common practice
▶ accepted practice
▶ social etiquette

Cross references:
	⇐ see: 2835235 一般常識【いっぱんじょうしき】 1. common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge

History:

4.	A 2011-01-27 11:32:17 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	I'm happy with this version.
3.	A* 2011-01-27 07:07:30 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	waeis: gg5, eij, prog, nc kokugos: koj, daij, meikyo
	Comments:	there's nothing wrong with "common sense", "general knowledge", etc.
	Diff:	@@ -18,4 +18,7 @@ -<xref type="see" seq="1297980">作法</xref> -<gloss>social graces</gloss> -<gloss>sense of propriety</gloss> -<gloss>adherence to unwritten rules</gloss> +<gloss>common sense</gloss> +<gloss>good sense</gloss> +<gloss>common knowledge</gloss> +<gloss>general knowledge</gloss> +<gloss>common practice</gloss> +<gloss>accepted practice</gloss> +<gloss>social etiquette</gloss>
2.	A* 2011-01-25 06:32:15 Hendrik
	Refs:	1a) http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/常識 1b) http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemeinsinn 2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_sense
	Comments:	I very much concur with the criticism. And the evidence is easy to find in the "copmmon sphere": if you compare the RELATED Japanese and German wiki entries on one hand with the English entry on the other hand, you will notice that the two sides are talking about rather different concepts. Wikipedia J (常識) and D (Gemeinsinn) talk about something along the lines of "public- mindedness; community spirit" and "adhering to generally accepted rules of behaviour", while Wikipedia E talks about such things as "verifiable perceptions" and "good sense and sound judgment in practical matters". In my version of English, people who carefully exterminate their cigarettes before opening the gas tank on their cars are considered to possess common sense. However, this same expression would not TYPICALLY be used to describe a person with 常識, someone who goes with the flow in a cultural sense, who fits in (does not stick out) and behaves so as to not rub people the wrong way (although situations can be construed where applying the latter is case of the former, especially when on eis in a potitioner's position. ;-)). Since different societies place different amounts of emphasis/value on etiquette and adherence to unwritten rules, we cannot straight translate one society's "common sense" into another society's "common sense" - we should define English words in ways that are typical for THEIR natural environment and Japanese words in ways that are typical for THEIR natural environment. (for example, we have good reasons to not (normally) translate 布団 as "mattress", ”お箸” as "fork", 相撲 as "pro wrestling", or 空手 as "fist fight"... LOL)
	Diff:	@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ -<gloss>common knowledge</gloss> -<gloss>conventional wisdom</gloss> -<gloss>general knowledge</gloss> -<gloss>common sense</gloss> +<xref type="see" seq="1297980">作法</xref> +<gloss>social graces</gloss> +<gloss>sense of propriety</gloss> +<gloss>adherence to unwritten rules</gloss>
1.	A* 2011-01-24 00:11:14 John R. Y-Wilson <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	常識 is often used in Japanese to indicate politeness, the "common rules" of society. If you say「常識を知らない」about a person you don't normally mean that person lacks common sense (e.g., doesn't carry an umbrella when it rains), you mean, quite simply, that he/she is rude. The result is that many Japanese speakers think that if you say someone lacks common sense in English it means that person is rude. Most Japanese/English dictionaries foster this misunderstanding. Perhaps you could break new ground and give a definition which clarifies this point.

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jmdict 1491430 Active (id: 1162857)
不可思議 [news2,nf38]
【ふかしぎ [news2,nf38] 】

[adj-na,n] [yoji]
▶ mystery
▶ something inexplicable
▶ wonder
▶ miracle

Cross references:
	⇒ see: 1492570 不思議 1. wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious

[adj-na,n]
▶ unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities)

[num]
▶ 10^64 (or 10^80)

History:

5.	A 2014-08-25 02:43:39 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	Kanji Haitani list
	Comments:	Adding yoji tagAdding yoji tag -- via bulkupd.py --
	Diff:	@@ -17,0 +18 @@ +<misc>&yoji;</misc>
4.	A 2012-11-13 00:27:51 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	OK
3.	A* 2012-11-08 13:52:10 Marcus Richert
	Comments:	I commented on another of these entries that I thought the " (or XX)" was confusing, but for now I'm adhering to that format
	Diff:	@@ -29,6 +29,2 @@ -<pos>&n;</pos> -<gloss>10^64</gloss> -</sense> -<sense> -<pos>&n;</pos> -<gloss>10^80</gloss> +<pos>&num;</pos> +<gloss>10^64 (or 10^80)</gloss>
2.	A 2011-01-24 09:20:30 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1.	A* 2011-01-23 20:22:46
	Refs:	http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/不可思議「不可思議（ふかしぎ）は漢字文化圏における数の単位の一つ。不可思議がいくつを示すかは時代や地域により異なり、また、現在でも人により解釈が分かれる。一般的には10^64を指すが、10^80とする人もいる。」
	Diff:	@@ -29,1 +29,4 @@ -<pos>&adj-na;</pos> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<gloss>10^64</gloss> +</sense> +<sense>

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jmdict 1636890 Active (id: 1116914)
恒河沙
【ごうがしゃ；こうがしゃ [ik] 】

1.	[num] ▶ 10^52 (or 10^56)
2.	[n] ▶ innumerable

History:

5.	A 2012-11-09 07:15:11 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Words fail me there.
4.	A* 2012-11-08 13:49:58 Marcus Richert
	Refs:	daijs
	Comments:	is the formatting ideal? "(or 10^56)" without any explanation is a bit confusing.
	Diff:	@@ -15,1 +15,1 @@ -<pos>&n;</pos> +<pos>&num;</pos>
3.	A 2011-01-27 11:32:49 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2.	A* 2011-01-25 21:17:50 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	i think "lit" should be limited to expressions. otherwise we have to explain the meaning of many kanji compounds
	Diff:	@@ -16,1 +16,1 @@ -<gloss>10^52</gloss> +<gloss>10^52 (or 10^56)</gloss> @@ -20,5 +20,1 @@ -<gloss>10^56</gloss> -</sense> -<sense> -<pos>&n;</pos> -<gloss>innumerable (lit: as countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges river)</gloss> +<gloss>innumerable</gloss>
1.	A* 2011-01-24 15:38:10
	Refs:	http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/恒河沙
	Diff:	@@ -16,0 +16,4 @@ +<gloss>10^52</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos>

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jmdict 1841100 Deleted (id: 1056940)
白山 [news1,nf19]
【はくさん [news1,nf19] ；しらやま [ok] 】

[n]
▶ Mount Haku (mountain on the border of Ishikawa and Gifu Prefectures)
▶ Mount Hakusan

History:

4.	D 2011-01-27 11:40:31 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Moved to enamdict.
3.	A* 2011-01-25 00:44:34 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	koj
	Comments:	could be enamdict material
	Diff:	@@ -14,0 +14,4 @@ +<r_ele> +<reb>しらやま</reb> +<re_inf>&ok;</re_inf> +</r_ele> @@ -16,1 +20,2 @@ -<gloss>mountain in Ishikawa and Gifu Prefectures</gloss> +<gloss>Mount Haku (mountain on the border of Ishikawa and Gifu Prefectures)</gloss> +<gloss>Mount Hakusan</gloss>
2.	A* 2011-01-24 11:48:57 David Gyrich <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	I think this mountain is more well-known for being in Ishikawa. It's also the name of a city in the mountain range (along with being the 3rd tallest mountain in Japan), although I'm not sure those details should be in the entry.
	Diff:	@@ -16,5 +16,1 @@ -<gloss>mountain in Ishikawa Prefecture</gloss> -</sense> -<sense> -<pos>&n;</pos> -<gloss>mountain in Gifu Prefecture</gloss> +<gloss>mountain in Ishikawa and Gifu Prefectures</gloss>
1.	A* 2011-01-24 11:30:11 David Gyrich <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	I'm pretty sure that the Ishikawa mountain is more famous than the one in Gifu. It's the 3rd tallest mountain in Japan.
	Diff:	@@ -16,0 +16,4 @@ +<gloss>mountain in Ishikawa Prefecture</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos>

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jmdict 2557650 Active (id: 2212876)

とやら

[exp,suf]
《indicates uncertainty about quoted information》
▶ ... or something (like that)
▶ ... or whatever
▶ so-called ...
▶ a certain ...

Cross references:
	⇔ see: 1632740 やら 2. denotes uncertainty

History:

10.	A 2022-11-05 04:17:33 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	OK
9.	A* 2022-11-05 01:28:01 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	I'd go with this.
	Diff:	@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ -<s_inf>indicates uncertainty</s_inf> -<gloss>so-called</gloss> -<gloss>a certain ..</gloss> -<gloss>they say</gloss> -<gloss>or something</gloss> +<s_inf>indicates uncertainty about quoted information</s_inf> +<gloss>... or something (like that)</gloss> +<gloss>... or whatever</gloss> +<gloss>so-called ...</gloss> +<gloss>a certain ...</gloss>
8.	A* 2022-11-05 00:47:58 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	GG5, 中辞典
	Comments:	Not really a particle. Maybe this works.
	Diff:	@@ -8 +8,2 @@ -<pos>&prt;</pos> +<pos>&exp;</pos> +<pos>&suf;</pos> @@ -10 +11,4 @@ -<gloss>indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted</gloss> +<s_inf>indicates uncertainty</s_inf> +<gloss>so-called</gloss> +<gloss>a certain ..</gloss> +<gloss>they say</gloss>
7.	A* 2022-11-04 12:53:13
	Diff:	@@ -10,0 +11 @@ +<gloss>or something</gloss>
6.	A 2022-07-26 01:07:23 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Aligning
	Diff:	@@ -9 +9 @@ -<xref type="see" seq="1632740">やら・1</xref> +<xref type="see" seq="1632740">やら・2</xref>
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5.	A 2012-07-13 03:13:43 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -9,2 +9,2 @@ -<xref type="see" seq="1632740">やら・2</xref> -<xref type="see" seq="1632740">やら・2</xref> +<xref type="see" seq="1632740">やら・1</xref> +<xref type="see" seq="1632740">やら・1</xref>
4.	A 2011-01-25 21:09:12 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	perhaps, but it's more broad than that. here are the examples from progressive waei - 留守中に佐藤さんとやらいう人から電話があった While you were out, 「a Mr. Sato [somebody named Sato] called. 大田さんとやら，どうぞこちらへ Mr. Ota─that's your name, I understand─please come this way. 彼の父親が来月上京するとやら (いうことです) His father is coming to Tokyo next month, I hear. - i think it's better left somewhat ambiguous, as is.
3.	A* 2011-01-24 04:56:39 Winnie <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Could another definition of this be "so-called"? The quotes in the example sentence seem to support this. 禁断の魔術とやらは "Your 'forbidden magics'" could be read as "Your so-called "forbidden magics'". Google translates とやら as "alleged", which is similar, and could also be a definition here, I suppose.
2.	A 2010-07-15 19:55:48 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	GG5, etc.
	Comments:	ok
1.	A* 2010-07-15 15:17:45 Paul Blay <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/je2/55094/m1u/とやら/ http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn/141556/m1u/とやら/ ふっ、禁断の魔術とやらは、俺には通用しないぜ！ Hah, your 'forbidden magics' aren't going to work with me!

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jmdict 2609420 Active (id: 2278870)
お茶っ葉；御茶っ葉 [sK]
【おちゃっぱ】

[n]
▶ tea leaves

History:

3.	A 2023-10-01 22:38:03 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -8,0 +9 @@ +<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
2.	A 2011-01-24 04:26:55 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	koj
	Diff:	@@ -6,0 +6,3 @@ +</k_ele> +<k_ele> +<keb>御茶っ葉</keb> @@ -12,1 +15,1 @@ -<gloss>Tea leaves</gloss> +<gloss>tea leaves</gloss>
1.	A* 2011-01-23 21:40:53 Rick Papo <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	Found in Takemiya's Golden Time, page 62, in a joking reference to drinking ground tea rather than whole leaves. 「超簡単だし、おちゃっぱ丸ごと飲めるから身体にもいいらしいよ」
	Comments:	O-Cha (tea) + ppa (leaves, as suffix)

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jmdict 2609430 Active (id: 1056876)
幸いする
【さいわいする】

[vs-s]
▶ to prove fortunate

Cross references:
	⇐ see: 1278380 幸い【さいわい】 1. happiness; blessedness; luck; fortune; felicity

Conjugations

History:

2.	A 2011-01-25 00:39:51 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	koj, daij, gg5
	Diff:	@@ -11,1 +11,1 @@ -<pos>&n;</pos> +<pos>&vs-s;</pos>
1.	A* 2011-01-24 05:47:58 Charles Fox <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	[1] Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary [2] The word appears in the following sentence from an essay by 杉本秀太郎 in 『京都写真館』: この手段の強化がこんにちの京都市街地の幹線車道、五条通、堀川通、御池通を造成するのに幸いしたと人は言っている。

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2.	A 2011-01-24 04:27:34 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
1.	A* 2011-01-23 19:01:39 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	See comment on 1567610.
	Diff:	@@ -15,0 +15,1 @@ +<pos>&vs;</pos>

2.	A 2011-01-24 04:23:39 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
1.	A* 2011-01-23 18:58:28 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	Daijirin
	Comments:	Google images has many examples.

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