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雀
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Idiomatic expression
to be (practically) deserted; to have no visitors; to set a sparrow net in front of the gate
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Proverb
the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools; one thousand chirps of sparrows, one cry of a crane
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Rare term
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
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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