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燕
Word usually written using kana alone
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin
barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
Clothing
tailcoat
small bird (like a swallow or sparrow)
small-minded person; person lacking in character
Word usually written using kana alone
powdered oakblue (butterfly) (Narathura bazalus)
purple martin (bird) (Progne subis)
Word usually written using kana alone
swift (any bird of family Apodidae)
fork-tailed swift (Apus pacificus)
threadfin (any fish of family Polynemidae, esp. the striped threadfin, Polydactylus plebeius)
red-rumped swallow (Hirundo daurica)
striated swallow (Hirundo striolata)
quickly reversed cut (sword technique)
Martial arts
swallow counter (judo technique); swallow flight reversal
Mahjong
swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique)
Mahjong
completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile
Oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum); eastern collared pratincole; large Indian pratincole; swallow-plover
