N317/1669

敵てき

nounnoun (generic)

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てき

Meanings

  • opponent, rival, adversary
  • menace, danger, threat, enemy

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彼かれは強つよい敵てきだ。

He is a formidable enemy.

その国くには長年ながねんの敵てきと和平わへいを結むすんだ。

That country made peace with its long-standing enemy.

彼女かのじょにとって孤独こどくが最大さいだいの敵てきだった。

For her, loneliness was the greatest threat.

あのチームは我々われわれの敵てきではない、むしろライバルだ。

That team is not our enemy; they are more of a rival.

油断ゆだんは成功せいこうへの道みちにおいて最もっとも恐おそろしい敵てきとなりうる。

Carelessness can become the most fearsome threat on the path to success.

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床ゆか

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

実み

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

節ふし

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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床ゆか

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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実み

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

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節ふし

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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文ぶん

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

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値ね

price, cost; value, worth, merit

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象ぞう

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

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