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伏
1
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
Examples
あの男を説き伏せようとするのは、オオカミに道理を説いて聞かせるようなものだ。
You might as well reason with the wolf as try to persuade that man.
1
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
1
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius)
2
dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus)
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Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby)
4
Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
1
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement; consent
1
push-up (exercise); press-up
Examples
毎朝腕立て伏せを20回やります。
He does twenty push-ups every morning.
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Buddhism
exorcism
2
putting a deadly curse on; cursing to death
1
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone
2
Archaic
to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
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wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
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野伏/野臥 only
hermit; mountain ascetic; itinerant priest
1
to lie face-down
Examples
うつ伏せになってください。
Please lie on your stomach.
