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Japanese mythology
nurarihyon; elusive ghost resembling an old man with an elongated head
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to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
Examples
うっかり口を滑らせると思わぬ結果を招くことが多い。
A slip of the tongue often brings about unexpected results.
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to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
Examples
手がすべって皿を床におとしてしまった。
The plate slipped from my hands and fell to the floor.
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Idiomatic expression
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
Examples
し、しまったぁ！つい口がすべった。
D-drat! I didn't mean to let that slip..
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to slide down; to slip down
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アリスは長い滑り台を滑り降りた。
Alice slid down the long slide.