振り
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Meanings
- swing, shake, sweep, wave, wag
- appearance, behaviour, behavior
- pretence, pretense, (false) show, pretending
- (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
- postures (of a dance)
- lead in (to a joke, question, etc.), setup
- unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment
- counter for swords, blades, etc.
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Example sentences
She left the room pretending not to know.
The rakugo performer's gestures and postures were truly magnificent.
He approached while pretending to be a friend.
Unable to smoothly lead into the next topic, the host seemed a little flustered.
It is said that the master swordsman acquired three famous blades throughout his lifetime.
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