蜻
蜻
dragonfly
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Common Words
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dragonfly
Examples
クモはそこで、チョウとかトンボといった小さな昆虫が罠にかかるのを待つ。
There the spider waits for small insects like butterflies and dragonflies to be trapped.
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somersault
Examples
彼はトンボ返りをした。
He turned a somersault.
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returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; round trip without an overnight stop
Examples
仙台へ行ってとんぼ返りで戻ってきました。
I went to Sendai and back without resting.
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abrupt change of direction
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small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands
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leaving unfinished; unfinished ending
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(small) red dragonfly
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darter (any dragonfly of genus Sympetrum, esp. the autumn darter, Sympetrum frequens); meadowhawk
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crane fly; daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae)
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Derogatory
a tall, gangly person; string bean
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