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雀
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tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
Examples
スズメの鳴き声一つしなかった。
Not a single sparrow was to be heard.
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talkative person; knowledgeable person
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Word usually written using kana alone
freckle; lentigo; ephelis
Examples
家では赤味がかった髪とそばかすのせいで、母が侮蔑を込めて「にんじん」と名付け、皆にもそう呼ばせています。
At home, because of his reddish hair and freckles, his mother scornfully named him "carrot" and had everybody else call him that.
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蕎麦滓 only; Archaic; Orig. meaning
buckwheat chaff
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Idiomatic expression
drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; sparrow tears
Examples
雀の涙ほどの給料では何の役にも立たない。
The chicken feed I get for a salary is good for nothing.
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Proverb
what is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb
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hawk moth (any moth of family Sphingidae); hawkmoth; sphinx moth
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Word usually written using kana alone
Luzula capitata (species of woodrush)
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shortawn foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis)
