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3 exact word matches found in search 'せり'
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noun
stage elevator; trapdoor  (see also: せり出す)
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noun
1. competing; competition
2. auction  (see also: 競り売り)
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Most common form: セリ
noun
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley  (often written with kana only)
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11 words found beginning with 'せり'
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noun
speech; words; one's lines; remarks  (often written with kana only)
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3
Most common form: 競合う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
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Most common form: 迫り上がる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to gradually rise
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Most common form: 迫出す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude
2. to rise out the trap door (on stage)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to lose a closely fought contest
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Most common form: 競合い
noun
competition
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noun
ordinal number
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Most common form: セリフ回し
noun
theatrical elocution
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noun
abutment  (rare)
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noun
chaptrel; impost; springing
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1 word found containing 'せり' in any position
Most common form: 名ぜりふ
noun
famous line (from a movie, book, etc.); famous quote
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