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茄子
なす - nasu



茄子
eggplant


Definitions

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茄子
     1. n. Solanum melongena, the eggplant or aubergine
     2. n. a 茶入れ in the shape of an eggplant
     3. n. (figurative) poverty, destitution
           from the inexpensiveness of eggplants even the impoverished can eat
     4. n. a 家紋 with designs of eggplant fruits, flowers, and leaves

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