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2 exact word matches found in search 'とら'
noun
third sign of Chinese zodiac (The Tiger, 3am-5am, east-northeast, January)
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noun
1. tiger (Panthera tigris)
2. drunkard; drunk; sot  (colloquialism)
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12 words found beginning with 'とら'
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Most common form: 捉える
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to seize; to capture; to arrest
2. to grasp; to perceive; to treat (as)
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noun
1. tiger cub
2. treasure (as it is said that tigers treasure their young)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be arrested; to be apprehended
2. to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to; to adhere to; to be swayed by  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 渡来
1. visit (from abroad)
2. introduction (from abroad); importation
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expression, noun
prejudiced opinion; conventional ideas
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noun
imprisonment; captive
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Most common form: 捉え方
noun
interpretation; perception; understanding
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Most common form: 虎豆
noun
tiger bean; tiger's eye bean
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Most common form: 捕らえ処
noun
clue; vital point
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noun
tora velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis acclivis)  (often written with kana only)
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2 words found containing 'とら' in any position
expression, ichidan verb
to have (one's) time taken up  (see also: 時間をとる:じかんをとる)
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Most common form: ひけを取らない
expression, 'i' adjective
not losing out (to); holding one's own (against); comparing favorably (with); being a fair match (for)  (idiomatic expression)
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