Definition of さいば
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(v5k, vt) to tear; to rip up
その少女はその布を裂いた。
The girl tore the cloth. - to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
- to forcibly separate (i.e. two lovers)
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to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something
貴重なお時間の数分をさいていただけますか。
Can you spare me a few minutes of your valuable time? - to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
- (n) plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off; crossout; reduce; curtail
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(pref) last (year); yesterday
おじは私に昨日本をくれました。これがその本です。
My uncle gave me a book yesterday. This is the book.
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(n) fence; paling; railing
少年はらくらくと柵を飛び越えた。
The boy skipped over the fence.
- (n) rope; cord
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(n) place; spot; space
場が白けた。
The party grew chilly. -
field; discipline; sphere; realm
このネクタイはこのような場にふさわしくありません。
This tie is not suitable for a situation like this. - occasion; situation
- scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
- session (of the stock market)
- area in which cards are laid out (in a card game)
- (physics) field
- field (gestalt psychology)
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(ctr) counter for birds and rabbits
立派な羽が立派な鳥をつくる。
Fine feathers make fine birds.
- (n) jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze)
- peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
- (n) capsule (moss sporangium)
- capsule (type of dehiscent fruit)
- (n) mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)
