Shirabe
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Common auxiliary
English JMdict (multilingual)
1
auxiliary word usually written using kana alone should (be);bound (to be);expected (to be);must (be)
The plane should have arrived at Kansai Airport by now.
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nock (of a bow)
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nock (of an arrow)
4
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) sumo nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)
5
noun (common) (futsuumeishi) wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
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