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- 三単現【さんたんげん】
noun:
- third person singular present - abbreviation - Linguistics term ➜ 三人称単数現在【さんにんしょうたんすうげんざい】
- こんこんちき・コンコンチキ
noun:
- thing; person; situation - emphatic or mocking word, usu. used as ~のこんこんちき
- fox ➜ キツネ
- 身八つ口【みやつぐち】身八口
noun:
- small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing for women and children (e.g. kimono, yukata) (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
- 掛け声☆【かけごえ】かけ声・掛声 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- yell used to time or encourage activity (e.g. "Heave ho!", "On three ... One, two, three!" in English); enthusiastic shout from the audience (e.g. in kabuki); shouting (in concerts)
- 下って【くだって】降って
conjunction:
- used when referring to oneself in a letter to one's superior - humble language ➜ 下る
- after a time; later; down to (e.g. from the Restoration down to present day)
- used when listing items or people by decreasing worth, rank, etc.
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