Definition of 八尺瓊勾玉坂曲
- (n) negative (static) charge; negative electric charge; (sometimes called "negative electricity")
- (n) ball; sphere; globe; orb
- bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
- ball (in sports)
- pile (of noodles, etc.)
- bullet
- bulb (i.e. a light bulb)
- lens (of glasses, etc.)
- bead (of an abacus)
- ball (i.e. a testicle)
- gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl
- female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
- person (when commenting on their nature); character
- item, funds or person used as part of a plot
- (n, n-suf) egg
- (n-suf) coin
- precious; beautiful; excellent
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(n) slope; hill
坂を下りるときに彼女のおんぼろ自転車はキーキー音を立てた。
Her old bike squeaked as she rode down the hill.
- (n) shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm)
- rule; measure; scale
- length
- (n) positive electric charge; positive (static) charge; (sometimes called "positive electricity")
- (n) positive electric charge; positive (static) charge; (sometimes called "positive electricity")
- (n) Halla okadai (species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait)
- (species of eunicid worm used as fishing bait)
- red mite (i.e. a chigger)
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(n) precious stone (esp. jade)
彼の額には玉のような汗が浮かんでいた。
There were beads of sweat on his forehead. - (food) egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping)
- stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold
- position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer)
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geisha
弾が彼の頬をかすめた。
The bullet just shaved his cheek. - time charge for a geisha
- king (shogi)
- (n) locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; (feeling of hopelessness); being in a bind
- (n) miniature Chusan palm (Trachycarpus wagnerianus); (poss. Trachycarpus fortunei)
- (n) wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster
- (n) Gokturks; Sky Turks; Tujue; (powerful Turkic confederation from medieval Inner Asia)
