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破
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destructive; devastating
Examples
小さな子どもがとても破壊的になる事がある。
Small children can be very destructive.
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tear; rip; breach; break; hole; crack; breakdown; collapse
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やれ/ヤレ only; Word usually written using kana alone; Printing
spoilage; waste; wastepaper
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Idiomatic expression
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
Examples
ドジャースは破竹の勢いで勝ち進んだ。
The Dodgers went on winning with irresistible force.
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to rip out (and take); to tear out
Examples
図書館の本のページを破り取ってはいけない。
You must not tear pages out of library books.
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breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
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water breaking (during pregnancy)
Examples
予定日の夕方に破水しました。
My water broke on the evening of the predicted birth date.
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breaking (an agreement, promise); cancellation (of a contract)
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absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherent
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extreme; senseless; reckless; wanton
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disorderly; chaotic; confused; messy
