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1 exact word match found in search 'つむじを曲げる'
expression, ichidan verb
to be contrary  (idiomatic expression)
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19 partial word matches found in search 'つむじを曲げる'
counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mittsu etc.)  (often written with kana only)
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conjunction
1. indicates two contrasting actions  (see also: 浮きつ沈みつ, 追いつ追われつ; form: ...つ...つ)
particle
2. indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)  (archaic)
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Most common form: 積む
1. to pile up; to stack
2. to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack
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Most common form: 詰む
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become fine (of fabric)
2. to be checkmated  (shogi term)
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to pluck; to pick; to trim
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. unh (sound of physical exertion); oof  (archaic)
2. wow; whoa
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Most common form: 無地
plain; unfigured
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suffix
1. hour; o'clock
2. (specified) time; when ...; during ...  (see also: 緊急時)
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noun
1. character (i.e. kanji)
2. hand-writing; penmanship
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noun
hemorrhoids; piles
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl  (this meaning is restricted to form 曲げる)
2. to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant  (this meaning is restricted to form 曲げる)
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noun, noun (suffix)
song; tune; composition; piece of music
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noun
1. long segment of a noh play forming its musical highlight  (often written with kana only)
noun (prefix)
2. wrong; improper; indecent  (see also: 曲者)
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noun
flexure; bending
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noun
wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster  (archaic)
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Most common form: くま
noun
1. corner; nook; recess
2. a shadow; a shade
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suffix
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of  (often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
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