(xuǎn, ㄒㄩㄢˇ) to choose; to pick; to select; to elect [CE-DICT]
美
(び) (n,n-suf) beauty; (P) [EDICT]
(měi, ㄇㄟˇ) America; beautiful [CE-DICT]
也
(なり) (aux-v) (1) (uk) (arch) (meaning 〜だ、〜である) to be (an affirmation); (2) (uk) (arch) (meaning 〜にある、〜にいる. Usu. なる) (See なる・1) to be (location); (n,suf) (3) (usu. 也) sum of money (used to express an exact sum on a receipt, envelope, certificate, etc.) [EDICT]
(yě, ㄧㄝˇ) also; too; (in classical Chinese) final particle serving as copula [CE-DICT]
是
(これ) (pn) (1) (uk) (See 何れ・1,其れ・1,彼・あれ・1) this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); (2) (hum) this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); (3) now; (4) (arch) here; (5) (arch) I (me); (6) (arch) certainly; (P) [EDICT]
(ぜ) (n) righteousness; justice; right [EDICT]
(shì, ㄕˋ) is; are; am; yes; to be [CE-DICT]
本
(ほん) (n) (1) (See ご本・ごほん) book; volume; (pref) (2) main; head; this; our; present; real; (ctr) (3) counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; (P) [EDICT]
(běn, ㄅㄣˇ) roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (classifier for books, periodicals, files etc) [CE-DICT]
