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1 exact word match found in search '芝居を打つ'
expression, 'tsu' godan verb
1. to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone
2. to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play  (see also: 一芝居打つ; original meaning)
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11 partial word matches found in search '芝居を打つ'
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noun
play; drama
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Most common form: しば
noun
lawn; sod; turf
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noun (suffix), noun (prefix), noun
1. being (somewhere)  (see also: 居る; usu. used in compound words)
2. sitting
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noun
residence
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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Most common form: うつ
'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound  (also written as 拍つ, 搏つ, 撲つ, 擣つ)
2. to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
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noun
hitting a ball; batting; stroke  (sports term)
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Most common form: ぶつ
'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ダース
Ateji (phonetic) reading
noun
dozen  (abbreviation; often written with kana only; originally from eng 'doz')
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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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