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2 exact word matches found in search '臭い'
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1. stinking; smelly
2. suspicious; fishy
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Most common form: 匂い
noun
1. odour; odor; scent; smell; stench  (臭い usu. has a negative connotation)
2. aura; whiff; smacks of ...; sense; flavour; flavor
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7 words found beginning with '臭い'
noun
deodorant
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
flies are attracted to foul smells; ruffians flock together
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Most common form: 臭玉
noun
1. tonsil stone; tonsillolith  (see also: 膿栓; colloquialism)
noun
2. scent ball
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expression
it's hard to notice one's own faults; one does not notice one's own body odour
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expression, 'u' godan verb
to go to prison; to serve a prison term; to eat foul-smelling food
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to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
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expression
looking the other way; hushing up a problem; solving a problem by ignoring it
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9 words found containing '臭い' in any position
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish  (see also: 臭い:くさい; often written with kana only)
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expression, 'i' adjective
having bad breath; having halitosis
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old; old-smelling; stale  (rare)
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male-smelling; smelling like a man
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to look the other way; to hush up a problem  (idiomatic expression)
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old-mannish  (often written with kana only)
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foolish; stupid  (often written with kana only; regional dialect: Hokkaido-ben)
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preachy; sanctimonious
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prudent-looking
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