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- 始発☆【しはつ】
noun:
- first departure (of the day: train, bus, etc.); first train; first bus ➜ 終発
- departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
- 当て字【あてじ】あて字・宛字・宛て字・当字irr.
noun:
- kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character
- kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
- 知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼【しらぬほとけよりなじみのおに】
expression:
- better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't [literal] - proverb
- 知らぬ神より馴染みの鬼【しらぬかみよりなじみのおに】
expression:
- better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the god you don't [literal] - proverb ➜ 知らぬ仏より馴染みの鬼
- 長引く☆【ながびく】長びく Inflection
godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:
- to be prolonged; to drag on
その経済学者は長引く不況を予期していた。 The economist anticipated a prolonged depression.
- きっかり・キッカリ
adverb:
- せよという《せよと言う》 Inflection
expression / godan ~う verb:
- to advise strongly; to insist (on something) ➜ しろと言う
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