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13 word matches found for '鞘' using reading 'さや'
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Most common form: さや
noun
1. scabbard  (often written with kana only)
2. cap (on pen, brush, etc.)
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Most common form: もとのさやに収まる
expression, 'ru' godan verb
to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated
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Most common form: サヤミドロ
noun
oedogonium (any of a genus of filamentous green algae)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: さや取り
noun
brokerage
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Most common form: 恋のさやあて
expression
rivalry for the heart of a woman
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noun
returning to normal after all is said and done
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noun
1. rivalry for the heart of a woman  (see also: 恋の鞘当て)
2. quarrel over something trivial  (from two samurai quarreling because the sheaths of their swords happened to touch)
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to be evasive; to be not entirely truthful; to not be frank  (idiomatic expression)
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noun
spear squid (Loligo bleekeri)  (see also: ヤリイカ; often written with kana only)
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noun
tip of a scabbard
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to slip out of one's scabbard (of swords)  (archaic)
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expression, 'u' godan verb
to draw a sword
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expression
the world is at peace; bows in bags and swords in sheaths  (proverb)
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