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3 exact word matches found in search 'くせ'
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noun
1. habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency
2. peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism
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noun
1. long segment of a noh play forming its musical highlight  (often written with kana only)
noun (prefix)
2. wrong; improper; indecent  (see also: 曲者)
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noun
salvation
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9 words found beginning with 'くせ'
noun
1. junk ball (pitch); off-speed pitch  (baseball term)
2. unexpected move; unorthodox measure
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conjunction, particle
and yet; though; when; in spite of  (see also: くせに; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 曲球
noun
1. junk ball (pitch); off-speed pitch  (baseball term)
2. unexpected move; unorthodox measure
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Most common form: 曲球
(same as above)
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Most common form: 曲物
noun
1. ruffian; villain; knave; thief; suspicious fellow
2. peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; stubborn fellow
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Most common form: 苦戦
hard fight; close game
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Most common form: 癖毛
noun
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
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conjunction, particle
and yet; though; when; in spite of  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 癖っ毛
noun
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair  (see also: 癖毛)
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