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4 exact word matches found in search 'さび'
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noun
1. patina; antique look
2. elegant simplicity
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Most common form: サビ
noun
1. hook (high point of a song)
2. (at a sushi shop) wasabi  (see also: 山葵; abbreviation; this meaning is restricted to reading さび)
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Most common form: 錆び
noun
rust
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noun
1. bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric)  (see also: 烏帽子)
2. creases in an eboshi hat
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9 words found beginning with 'さび'
noun
panicled hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata); peegee hydrangea  (see also: 糊空木:のりうつぎ)
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noun
feigned illness  (see also: 仮病:けびょう)
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to rust together; to be rust-covered; to be rust-eaten
2. to lose one's skill
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noun
sushi without wasabi; wasabi-free sushi
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noun
rust-proofing; anti-corrosive
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Most common form: 錆びる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to rust; to become rusty
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Most common form: 寂しい
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
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rust (colour)
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Most common form: 荒びれる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate
2. to taper off (of a sound)
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5 words found containing 'さび' in any position
expression
thank you (for the meal just served)  (regional dialect: Ryuukyuu-ben)
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Most common form: 赤錆びる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to rust; to become rusty  (usu. as 赤錆びた)
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noun
kirei-sabi; aesthetic based on wabi-sabi with a bigger focus on elegance, associated with the Enshū school of tea ceremony  (see also: わびさび, 遠州流)
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expression, 'su' godan verb
to make sure of
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Most common form: 楔を打ち込む
expression, 'mu' godan verb
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
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