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苔
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nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
Examples
うちの猫は大変海苔が好きである。
Our cat is very fond of seaweed.
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moss
Examples
転がる石には苔がつかない。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
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short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
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to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss
Examples
転石苔むさず。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
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to become aged; to grow old
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visit to a family grave (esp. during the Bon festival)
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removal of moss from a tombstone
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bryophyte (any of three groups of non-vascular land plants, incl. mosses, hornworts and liverworts)
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kokedama; moss ball; plant grown in a ball of soil covered in moss, held together with string
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funori; glue plant; marine alga of the genus Gloiopeltis
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funori; glue used as sizing for textiles
