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鱗
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scale (of fish, snake, etc.)
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serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
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Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
triangular pattern; scalelike pattern; imbricate pattern; imbrication
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triangle emblem
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part; portion; glimpse; bit
Examples
この壁画からは古代人の生活の片鱗をうかがうことができる。
We can get a glimpse of the lifestyle of ancient people from this wall painting.
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Idiomatic expression
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one
Examples
彼、ボスの逆鱗に触れ、地方支店に追いやられたよ。
He recently had the bad luck to incur his boss' wrath and got sent out to work in the boondocks.
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Idiomatic expression; Orig. meaning
to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
