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根
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to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
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Historical term
neawase; Heian-period game of pulling out sweet flags and competing over whose plant has the longest roots
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feather; plume; down
Examples
立派な羽が立派な鳥をつくる。
Fine feathers make fine birds.
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wing
Examples
羽に深い傷を負った小鳥を見つけました。
I found a bird whose wing was severely damaged.
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羽根 only
blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.)
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はね only
shuttlecock (in badminton)
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羽根 only; Also written as 羽子
shuttlecock (in hanetsuki)
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羽根 only
arrow feathers
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root; joint; base; crotch
Examples
彼女は耳のつけ根まで赤くなった。
She colored up to her temples.
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daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
Examples
大根は人参より高いかもしれない。
Daikon might be more expensive than the carrots.
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Abbreviation
ham actor
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scruff of the neck
Examples
刑事の一人が彼の首根っこをつかんだ。
One of the detectives seized him by the neck.
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hedge; fence
Examples
よい垣根はよい隣人をつくる。
Good fences make good neighbors.
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border; limit
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Idiomatic expression
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
Examples
厳しいトレーニングに、彼は音を上げた。
He gave up under the severe training he faced.
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innermost feelings; heart; motive
Examples
ハルくんは昔からこうなの、心根は凄く優しいのよ。
Haru's always been like that; he's very kind at heart.
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こころね only
nature; disposition; spirit
