Shirabe
当たらず と いえど も 遠からず
English jmdict
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expressions (phrases not exactly correct, but pretty close to it;not far off the mark
Your point may be a little off target, but it certainly is close.
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Common Godan Intransitive
English jmdict
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to be hit;to strike
Antonym:
I felt a cold wind on my face.
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to touch;to be in contact;to be affixed
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to be equivalent to;to be applicable;to apply to
often as ...に当たる
The cherry blossom is to Japan what the rose is to England.
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
Strange to say, his prediction has come true.
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to be selected (in a lottery, etc.);to win
I got a camera in a lottery.
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to be successful;to go well;to be a hit
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to face;to confront
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to lie (in the direction of)
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to undertake;to be assigned
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.);to be afflicted
He was poisoned by the globefish he ate.
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to be called on (e.g. by a teacher)
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to treat (esp. harshly);to lash out at
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to be unnecessary
as 〜するには当たらない, etc.
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb baseball to be hitting well;to be on a hitting streak
usu. as 当たっている
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to feel a bite (in fishing)
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised;to spoil
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingtransitive verb to feel (something) out;to probe into;to check (i.e. by comparison)
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingtransitive verb to shave
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Godan verb with 'ru' endingtransitive verb to be a relative of a person;to be a ... in relation to ...;to stand in a relationship
as 〜の〜に当たる
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