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1 exact word match found in search 'ホラ貝を吹く'
expression, 'ku' godan verb
to blow a conch; to blow a trumpet shell; to blow the war horn
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10 partial word matches found in search 'ホラ貝を吹く'
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noun
5th in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 5th note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)
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noun
boasting; bragging; big talk  (often written with kana only)
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noun
la; 6th note in the tonic solfa representation of the diatonic scale
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noun
shell; shellfish
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Most common form: バイ
noun
1. Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica); Japanese ivory shell  (often written with kana only)
2. spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell)  (see also: 貝独楽; abbreviation)
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to blow (of the wind)​
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff​
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Most common form:
numeric
nine  (玖 is used in legal documents)
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Most common form:
noun
ward; district; section
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
2. phrase  (linguistics terminology)
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