| Word/Phrase |
Reading |
Meaning |
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一縷
|
いちる
|
a thread
a ray or sliver (of hope)
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縷説
|
るせつ
|
detailed explanation
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縷縷
縷々
|
るる
|
continuously
unbroken
at great length
|
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縷々綿々
縷縷綿綿
|
るるめんめん
|
going on and on in tedious detail
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一縷の望み
|
いちるののぞみ
|
gleam (ray) of hope
|
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繁縷
|
はこべ
はこべら
ハコベ
ハコベラ
|
chickweed
stitchwort (Stellaria sp.)
|
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ハコベ塩
はこべ塩
繁縷塩
|
はこべじお
ハコベじお
|
chickweed (stitchwort) roasted and mixed with salt, then ground into a powder for use as toothpaste
|
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南蛮繁縷
|
なんばんはこべ
ナンバンハコベ
|
berry catchfly (Silene baccifera)
Cucubalus baccifer (former name)
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