1
to weave
彼女はずっとナプキンを織り続けた。
She folded napkins all the way.
1
to break;to fracture;to break off;to snap off;to pick (e.g. flowers)
最後のわら一本がらくだの背骨を折る。
The last straw breaks the camel's back.
2
to fold;to bend
折ろうとしても指が弱くなりすぎていた。
Her fingers were too weak to fold it.
3
to make (origami)
4
to interrupt;to end
See also:
筆を折る (ふでをおる)
1
to be (animate);to be;to exist
「私の後から来る方は私に優る方である。私より先におられたからである」といったのはこの方の事です。
This was he of whom I said, "He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me."
2
to be ...-ing
after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action
おかげで元気にしております。
They're all fine, thank you.
3
to have ...-ed;to be ...-ed
after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing state
4
to (have the audacity to) do
after the -masu stem of a verb; indicates contempt or disdain for another's actions
See also:
やがる
1
a fox is not taken twice in the same snare;there are no birds in last year's nest;there aren't always loaches under the willow tree
Other forms
柳の下に何時も泥鰌は居らぬ 【やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはおらぬ】