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noun
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overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
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抜き手【ぬきで】
、抜手【ぬきて】
、抜手【ぬきで】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to stand out, to be outstanding, to be preeminent
See also:抜きん出る (ぬきんでる)
2.
to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
See also:抜きん出る (ぬきんでる)
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抜出る【ぬきでる】
Ichidan verb
1.
to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to stand out, to be outstanding, to be preeminent
2.
to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
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抜きんでる【ぬきんでる】
、抽んでる【ぬきんでる】
、擢んでる【ぬきんでる】
Godan-ru verb
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to rub out, to clean off, to clear away, to efface, to erase
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ぬぐい去る【ぬぐいさる】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
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to wipe off, to wipe out, to expunge
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ぬぐい取る【ぬぐいとる】
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
snugly, cosily, warmly, comfortably(usually kana)
adverb, to-adverb
2.
carefree, easily, safely, without hardship(usually kana)
no-adjective
3.
freshly made and still warm(usually kana)
adverb, to-adverb
4.
imprudently, shamelessly(usually kana)
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ぬくぬく《温温》
noun
1.
omission, slip, error, fault
2.
definition (of photograph), sharpness, clarity (sound), flow
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脱け【ぬけ】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
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to be balding in the front, to have a receding hairline
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
stealing a march on, getting a head start, secretly acting before others
noun
2.
solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)(orig. meaning)
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抜駆け【ぬけがけ】
noun
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cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.), husk, empty shell, exuvia, exuviae
See also:蛻 (もぬけ)
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脱け殻【ぬけがら】
、抜殻【ぬけがら】[1]
、脱殻【ぬけがら】[1]
、蛻【ぬけがら】
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
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to fall out and be replaced, to shed, to moult (molt)
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抜け変わる【ぬけかわる】
、抜け代わる【ぬけかわる】
、抜けかわる【ぬけかわる】
、抜け替る【ぬけかわる】
、抜け代る【ぬけかわる】
、抜け変る【ぬけかわる】
noun
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pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine without a travel permit or permission from one's parents or relatives (Edo period)
See also:抜け参り
adverb, to-adverb
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freely, impudently, brazenly, shamelessly, however one wishes(usually kana)
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ヌケヌケ
noun, auxillary suru verb
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pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine without a travel permit or permission from one's parents or relatives (Edo period)
adjective
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shrewd, astute, cunning, alert(idiom )
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抜け目無い【ぬけめない】
expression, Godan-ru verb
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to offer a wand with hemp and paper streamers to a Shinto god
noun
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thievish nature (character), thieving heart, cunning and greedy character(yojijukugo)
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盗人根性【ぬすびとこんじょう】
expression
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the guilty are audacious, show remorse when you are in the wrong(proverb)
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盗人猛々しい【ぬすびとたけだけしい】
、盗人猛々しい【ぬすとたけだけしい】
、盗っ人猛々しい【ぬすっとたけだけしい】
、盗っ人たけだけしい【ぬすっとたけだけしい】
、盗人猛猛しい【ぬすっとたけだけしい】
、盗人猛猛しい【ぬすびとたけだけしい】
、盗人猛猛しい【ぬすとたけだけしい】
noun
1.
thieving cat
2.
adulterer, homewrecker(derogatory)
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盗人猫【ぬすびとねこ】
noun
1.
person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well(yojijukugo)
2.
person who can drink much alcohol without becoming tipsy
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盗人上戸【ぬすっとじょうご】
expression
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the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext, even thieves have their reasons(proverb)
expression
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taking a cut from a thief's plunder, vile deed
expression
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there's a reason behind every action, a burglar's midday nap (is taken so that he can rob people's houses in the night)(proverb)
expression
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the doting parent's purse is plundered, the thief caught turns out to be one's own son(proverb)
noun, auxillary suru verb
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taking pictures secretly, taking a sneak shot
See also:隠し撮り
noun, auxillary suru verb
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surreptitious glance, looking furtively
See also:盗み見る
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盗見【ぬすみみ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Ichidan verb
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to steal a glance, to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
noun
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inshore hagfish (Eptatretus burgeri, species found from Japan to Taiwan)(usually kana)
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ヌタウナギ
nuppori
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
flat, smooth(archaism)
adverb, to-adverb
2.
shamelessly, brazenly(archaism)
3.
absentmindedly, vacantly(archaism)
noun
4.
fool, simpleton(archaism)
noun
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cloth diaper, cloth nappy
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布御襁褓【ぬのおむつ】
、布お襁褓【ぬのおむつ】
、布オムツ【ぬのオムツ】
noun, no-adjective
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pitch-black, darkness
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野干玉【ぬばたま】
、烏玉【ぬばたま】
、烏珠【ぬばたま】
noun
1.
slaves (lowest class in the ritsuryō system), bondservants(historical term)(only relevant for ぬひ)
2.
male and female servants, manservants and maids
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奴婢【どひ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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getting hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)(slang)
noun
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Asian grass frog (Fejervarya limnocharis), Indian rice frog, cricket frog(usually kana)
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ヌマガエル
noun
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starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus)(usually kana)
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ヌマガレイ
noun
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Adenostemma lavenia (species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family)(usually kana)
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ヌマダイコン
noun
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Lysimachia fortunei (species of loosestrife)(usually kana)
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ヌマトラノオ
noun
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Helobdella stagnalis (species of leech)(usually kana)
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ヌマビル
noun
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Nipponocypris sieboldii (species of cyprinid)(usually kana)
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ヌマムツ
noun
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mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris), marsh crocodile, Indian crocodile, Indus crocodile, Persian crocodile(usually kana)
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ヌマワニ
to-adverb, adverb
1.
wet and glistening, slimy, slippery(usually kana)
auxillary suru verb
2.
to have a sheen, to be slimy(usually kana)
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ぬめぬめ《滑滑》
、ヌメヌメ
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be slippery, to be slimy(usually kana)
2.
to behave charmingly, to walk merrily(usually kana)(only relevant for ぬめる)
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なめる《滑る》
nuranura
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
adverb, to-adverb
2.
(moving) slowly(archaism)
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ヌラヌラ
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
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to cover with paint, to hide with paint or make-up