𝐕𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐁. || 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲

-𝙟𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨

i originally made a japanese book then i realized i already have too many ongoing books so i deleted it LMAO

璆鏘 ➤ きゅうそう

kyuusou

"sound of echoing beauty"

[def.] the sound made when jewels are tinkling against each other, echoed beauty

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瑶池 ➤ ようち

youchi

"a place where immortals live"

[def.] mesmerizing pond, the immortals pond

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浮世 ➤ うきよ

ukiyo

"the transient world"

[def.] floating world, a world of grief and worry

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鏘々 ➤ そうそう

sousou

"cry of the phoenix"

[def.] the bright sound of metal being struck / a tinkling sounds of metal, sound of a phoenix's cry

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霊水 ➤ れいすい

reisui

"specter waters"

[def.] miraculous waters, ghost waters

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浄玻璃の鏡 ➤ じょうはりのかがみ

jyouhari no kagami

"scintillating glass of life decisions"

[def.] a mirror found in hell of Enma's chamber which allows people to view the good and bad deeds they had done in their life (mythology)

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露命 ➤ ろめい

romei

"ephemeral existence"

[def.] transient periods, non forever-lasting life

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夜の蝶 よるのちょう

yoru no chou

"butterfly of the night"

[def.] hostess of a bar who works at night (written as night butterfly)

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艶福 えんぷく

enpuku

"glossy fortune"

[def.] success in love

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艶然 えんぜん

enzen

"lustrous smile"

[def.] a sweet smile, smile that defines beauty

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初笑い はつわらい

hatsuwarai

"the new years laugh"

[def.] the first laugh of the year

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八面玲瓏 ➤ はちめんれいろう

hacimenreirou

"perfectly beautiful from all sides"

[def.] perfect serenity, beautiful from eight angles, serene clarity from eight angles

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優艶 ➤ ゆうえん

yuuen

"charmingly delicate"

[def.] beautiful, sweet, elegant, delicate

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才色兼備 ➤ さいしょくけんび

saishokukenbi

[def.] (of a woman) to be gifted with intelligence and beauty

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美人薄命 ➤ びじんはくめい

bijinhakumei

"beauty and fortune seldom go together, for the loveliest die young"

[def.] the loveliest and kindhearted people die quicker (this is an emphasis, referring to the fact that, if you are kind, people will miss you when you pass. even if you died at a good age, to them it will feel as though you died young, since time with you was so enjoyable and went by fast.)

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錦上添花 きんじょうてんか

kinjyoutenka

"crowning the last touch of beauty"

[def.] to add the final touch of lustre and beauty

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天女 ➤ てんにょ

tennyo

"celestial maiden"

[def.] heavenly woman/nymph/maiden, a woman so beautiful and kind she seems like an angel

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甘藍 かんらん

kanran

"cabbage"

[def.] cabbage