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noun
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wooden sword
Other readings:
木刀【ぼくっとう】[1]
、木刀【ぼくた】[1]
、木刀【きがたな】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
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cutting in two with a single stroke, taking decisive (drastic) measure, cutting the (Gordian) knot(yojijukugo)
noun
1.
sword, blade(only relevant for いっとう)
2.
single stroke
Other readings:
一刀【ひとかたな】
Common word
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
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straight to the point, point-blank, frank, direct(yojijukugo)
Other readings:
短刀直入【たんとうちょくにゅう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun, no-adjective
•
taste for both wines and sweets, having a liking for both alcoholic beverages and sweet things(yojijukugo)
Other readings:
甘辛両刀【あまからりょうとう】
noun
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date shell (Lithophaga curta), date mussel(usually kana)
Other readings:
イシマテガイ
noun
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large war sword (carried across the back), extra-long sword
See also:野太刀 (のだち)
Other readings:
大太刀【おおたち】
noun
1.
making great haste, having been caught off guard, scurrying unprepared
2.
rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
Other readings:
おっとり刀【おっとりがたな】
expression, noun
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attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
expression
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having exhausted every available means, having broken one's sword and exhausted one's arrows
expression, Ichidan verb
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to exhaust all one's options(idiom )
noun
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using a meat ax when a knife would suffice, taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut, using a grand-scale measure (a massive instrument) to deal with an insignificant problem
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
razor rash, razor cut
Other readings:
かみそり負け【かみそりまけ】
、剃刀負け【かみそりまけ】
noun
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archery, horsemanship, spearsmanship, and swordsmanship, martial arts in general(yojijukugo)
noun
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snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)(usually kana)
Other readings:
くろたちかます《黒太刀梭子魚》
、くろたちかます《黒太刀梭魚》
、くろたちかます《黒太刀魣》
、クロタチカマス
noun
•
hawkweed oxtongue (Picris hieracioides subsp. japonica)(usually kana)
Other readings:
こうぞりな《毛蓮菜》
、こうぞりな《剃刀菜》
、コウゾリナ
noun
1.
carving with a knife, handiwork done with a knife
2.
cheap trick, simple trickery, petty stratagem
noun
•
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira), mackerel pike(usually kana)
Other readings:
サンマ
Notes:
- gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
noun
•
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
assistance (in a fight), help, aid, backup
noun
2.
helper, supporter
noun
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a non-samurai being granted the privilege of wearing a sword (during the Edo period)(yojijukugo)
noun
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largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus), scabbard fish, beltfish(usually kana)
Other readings:
たちうお《太魛》
、タチウオ
expression, Ichidan verb
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to be a good match for, to stand a chance against, to be able to compete with, to hold one's own(often in neg.)
Other readings:
太刀打ちできる【たちうちできる】
noun
1.
sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword)
2.
rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony(sumo term)
Other readings:
太刀持【たちもち】
expression, Godan-ru verb
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to make a ceremonial hand movement when receiving the monetary award(sumo term)
expression, noun
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expression, noun
1.
one's last resort, trump card(idiom )
2.
treasured family sword(orig. meaning)
Other readings:
殿下の宝刀【でんかのほうとう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
expression, Godan-ku verb
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to employ one's secret weapon, to play one's trump card, to use the ace up one's sleeve(idiom )