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1 exact word match found in search 'トカゲの尻尾切り'
expression
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; a skink lizard's shedding of its tail  (see also: トカゲ; idiomatic expression)
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16 partial word matches found in search 'トカゲの尻尾切り'
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noun
7th in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 7th note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)
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Most common form: とかげ
noun
1. lizard  (often written with kana only)
2. skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)  (often written with kana only)
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counter
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
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interjection (kandoushi)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
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particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: ; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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noun
1. buttocks; behind; rump; bottom
2. undersurface; bottom
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Most common form: しっぽ
noun
tail (animal)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ケツ
noun
1. rump; ass; arse; buttocks  (colloquialism)
2. rear; end  (colloquialism)
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noun
1. tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end
2. slope at the foot of a mountain
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noun
1. Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 二十八宿, 蒼竜; astronomy, etc. term)
suffix, counter
2. counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
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Most common form: 限り
noun
1. end; finish; stop
2. bounds; limits  (see also: 切りがない, 切りのない)
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eager; earnest; ardent; kind; keen; acute
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noun
1. reason; principle; logic
2. general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)  (see also: ; Buddhist term)
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noun
1. Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles
2. neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes)  (see also: 郷里制, 国郡里制)
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noun
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
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