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9 partial word matches found in search '海老で鯛を釣る。'
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noun
sea; ocean; waters
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Most common form: エビ
noun
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
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noun
old age; age; old people; the old; the aged
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particle
1. indicates location of action; at; in  (にて is the formal literary form)
2. indicates time of action
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the sun or moon)
2. attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on
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Most common form: たい
noun
1. sea bream (Sparidae); porgy  (often written with kana only)
2. tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to fish; to angle; to catch
2. to lure in; to tempt; to attract; to entice; to allure  (see also: 釣られる)
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Most common form: 釣り
noun
1. fishing; angling
2. change (e.g. for a purchase)  (see also: 釣り銭; often written with kana only; abbreviation)
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1 word found matching '海老で鯛を釣る。' when conjugated
expression, 'ru' godan verb
to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel
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