tsurare rippa nashi
1. Left hanging; Caught completely
Verb
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1. Left hanging; Caught completely
1. same; identical
2. anyway; in any case
1. painful; bitter
2. tough; difficult
3. cruel; harsh
1. without
2. unacceptable; not alright
3. nonexistent; not being (there)
1. barely; narrowly
1. to have a cramp; to twitch
2. to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze
3. to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
1. to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle
2. to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument)
+ 2 additional meanings1. nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear
1. to hang; to hang up