| Word/Phrase |
Reading |
Meaning |
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箍
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たが
|
hoop
binding (e.g. of a barrel)
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箍を締める
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たがをしめる
|
to pull oneself together
to get one's act together
to brace oneself
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箍を嵌める
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たがをはめる
|
to hoop
to put a hoop on
to bind a barrel with hoops
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理性のタガ
理性の箍
理性のたが
|
りせいのたが
りせいのタガ
|
the bounds of reason
the limits of (common) sense
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たがが外れる
タガが外れる
箍が外れる
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たががはずれる
タガがはずれる
|
to become unrestrained and go to excess
to lose all restraint
to lose one's tension and become relaxed
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