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置
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place to put something; place where one put something
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Usu. as 身の置き所
place to put oneself
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detention; confinement; arrest
Examples
三浦容疑者の拘置中の過ごし方が明らかになった。
It has become clear what murder-suspect Miura's jail lifestyle is like.
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regular position (e.g. in sports team); normal position
Examples
彼の正位置はサードだ。
His normal position is third baseman.
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revealing a card in the upright position (tarot, etc.)
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spare umbrella kept (at work) in the event of a sudden shower
Examples
明日の夜から雨だから置き傘をしていこう。
It's supposed to rain tomorrow night, so let's leave our umbrellas until then.
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geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
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Linguistics
inversion of the word order in a sentence; anastrophe
Examples
倒置法は言葉の前後を入れ替えることにより文章を強調する効果があります。
Anastrophe, by switching around words, has the effect of emphasizing text.
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stone placed on railway track (by children)
2
decorative garden stone
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Go (game)
handicap stone
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opposing (a thing) to (another); contrast; contraposition; antithesis; counterposing
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leaving all your textbooks, etc., at school
Examples
休み中に置き勉してると没収されるんだよな。
If you leave your textbooks at school during the break, they'll get confiscated.
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Grammar
preposition
Examples
この句では前置詞を省略できる。
You can omit the preposition in this phrase.
