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枝
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branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
Examples
猫は枝の間に隠れた。
The cat hid among the branches.
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Counter
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
Examples
彼は木から一枝をきりとった。
He cut off a branch from the tree.
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branches and leaves; foliage
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Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Esp. しよう
unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue; digression
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Botany
ramification
Examples
平野を横切って水路が枝分かれしている。
The waterways branch out across the plain.
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branching off
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Internet slang; After Yukio Edano, Chief Cabinet Secretary during the 2011 earthquake
to work without sleep or rest
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unimportant details; inessentials
Examples
枝葉末節の議論はもうそろそろ止めにして、本筋の話に移りませんか。
Why don't we stop arguing over these piddling matters and get to the issues at hand?
