sakereba
1. If/when it splits; If/when it cracks
★ Common
Verb
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1. If/when it splits; If/when it cracks
1. to avoid (physical contact with)
2. to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject)
+ 2 additional meanings1. to split; to tear
1. Cannot tear.; Cannot split.
1. Want to tear; Want to split
1. Prone to cracking; Likely to split
1. Could not tear.; Did not crack.
1. Not cracked; Unsplit
1. Must tear; Must split
1. It seems it broke.; It is said to be broken.