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珠
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dark blue gem allowing one to recall memories when stroked with one's hand (allegedly possessed by Zhang Yue)
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moon snail (Naticidae spp.); moon shell
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Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster
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Often as 数珠繋ぎになる
linking together; tying in a row
Examples
交通渋滞で、車が数珠つなぎでした。
The traffic was very heavy. The cars were lined up bumper to bumper.
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red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis; cluster belladonna; manjusaka
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Idiomatic expression
casting pearls before swine
Examples
豚に真珠とはまさにこのことだ。
This is like casting pearls before swine.
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helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)
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Idiomatic expression
apple of one's eye; one's jewel
Examples
父は私の弟を掌中の玉のようにかわいがった。
My brother was the apple of my father's eye.