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- スベタ・すべた
noun:
- bitch; witch; ugly woman; dog - derogatory term - From Portuguese "espada"
- normal card; card having only a floral pattern that gives a player only one point - orig. meaning, referring to the card suit "spades" ➜ 花札
- 籠城【ろうじょう】篭城・ろう城 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- holding a castle (during a siege); holing up
- confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
- 読み切り【よみきり】読切り・読切irr.
noun:
- finishing reading
noun / ~の noun:
- non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story
noun:
- breaks and pauses (in a sentence) ➜ 句読
- 法楽【ほうらく】
noun:
- pleasures of a pious life - Buddhism term
- entertainment for or dedicated to a deity or Buddha
- pastime; entertainment; amusement; pleasure
- free admission
- 破体【はたい】
noun:
- in calligraphy, an abbreviated or mistaken form of a character, or a work written in more than one calligraphic style
- 吹き出し【ふきだし】吹出し
noun:
- speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble
- blowoff; effusion; blowing; venting
- blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)
- ずぼら箸【ずぼらばし】
noun:
- picking up a bowl with one's right hand which is already holding one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette) - obscure term
- 持ち上がる☆【もちあがる】持上がる・持ち上る・持上る Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to be lifted; to be raised; to rise; to go up
- to happen suddenly; to occur; to come up; to turn up
- to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
- アナウンサー☆・アナウンサirr.
noun:
- announcer; presenter; broadcaster; reporter
- in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
- さや☆《鞘》
noun:
- scabbard; sheath
- cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; sleeve
- margin (between two prices); spread; markup; commission - Business term
- enclosure; outer fence
凝った彫刻のしてある鞘に収まった長剣。 A longsword sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.
やがて彼は白刃を鞘に収めた。 Eventually, he returned the sword to its sheath.
- 篳篥【ひちりき】
noun:
- small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku (made of bamboo, with 7 holes on top and 2 below) ➜ 雅楽【ががく】
- 木簡【もっかん・もくかん】
noun:
- narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times ➜ 竹簡
- お姉キャラ【おねえキャラ】オネエキャラ
noun:
- 百舌の早贄・百舌の速贄【もずのはやにえ】モズの早贄・モズの速贄【モズのはやにえ】鵙の早贄・鵙の速贄【もずのはやにえ】
expression / noun:
- butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption
- 当てはまる☆【あてはまる】当て嵌まる Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
- 逃げ切る☆【にげきる】 Inflection
godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
- to get away; to manage to hold on
どんなに速く走っても、自分の運命から逃げ切ることはできない。 Flee never so fast you cannot flee your fortune.
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