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1 exact word match found in search '一筋縄'
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noun
1. (piece of) rope
2. ordinary method  (see also: 一筋縄では行かない)
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5 words found beginning with '一筋縄'
expression
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means  (see also: 一筋縄では行かない)
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expression
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means  (see also: 一筋縄)
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Most common form: 一筋縄じゃいかない
(same as above)
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Most common form: 一筋縄じゃいかない
(same as above)
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Most common form: 一筋縄で行かない
expression
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means  (see also: 一筋縄では行かない)
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1 word found containing '一筋縄' in any position
expression
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means  (see also: 一筋縄)
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10 partial word matches found in search '一筋縄'
2
numeric, prefix
1. one  (see also: ワン; 1 can also be read ワン. 壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
2. best
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1
prefix
1. one  (see also: ; esp. ひと)
numeric
2. one  (when counting aloud, usu. ひ or ひい)
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2
noun
1. one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke)  (see also: 一条・いちじょう)
2. a single bloodline
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numeric
one  (originally from Chinese 'yī')
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most  (archaic)
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2
Most common form: 一つ
numeric
1. one
noun
2. for one thing  (often used in itemized lists)
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1
noun
1. muscle; tendon; sinew
2. vein; artery
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1
noun
muscle
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noun
lineage; pedigree; ancestry
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2
Most common form: なわ
noun
1. rope; cord
2. policeman's rope  (see also: 御縄)
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