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鉾
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long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike
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ほこ only
weapon; arms
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ほこ only
grip of a bow
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Abbreviation
parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
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point of a spear; spearhead
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focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; target; brunt
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force (of an argument); edge
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Food, cooking
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
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shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish
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roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
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to stand on ceremony
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to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
Examples
ただ会釈をするだけなのに、妙にしゃちほこ張ってしまった。
It was just a simple greeting, but somehow I got strangely tense.
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semi-cylindrical
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parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
Examples
川越の山車は、いわゆる鉾山車と呼ばれる形で、車輪が3つ、もしくは4つ付いています。
The Kawagoe festival float has the shape of what's called a hoko float. It has three, or four, wheels attached.