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A3 I-adjective

仏臭(ほとけくさ)otherworldly, sanctimonious

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    1. I-adjective

      1.

      otherworldly, sanctimonious

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    仏臭い 【ほとけくさい】

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      祖父(そふ)名前(なまえ)仏臭(ほとけくさ)いです。

      My grandfather's name is otherworldly.

        (ほとけくさ)(こと)()(ひと)(すこ)(あや)しいです。

        People who say otherworldly things are a bit suspicious.

          彼女(かのじょ)僧侶(そうりょ)なので、仏臭(ほとけくさ)いのも当然(とうぜん)である。

          She is a monk, so it's only natural that she has an otherworldly air about her.

            ここはお(てら)なのだから、建物(たてもの)全体(ぜんたい)仏臭(ほとけくさ)いのは()たり(まえ)だ。

            Since this is a temple, it's only natural that the entire building has an otherworldly scent.

              仏(ふつ(にお)(かお)りのするお(かお)()いたら(つま)に「この(にお)いは(なん)?!」と()われた。

              When I burned incense with a otherworldly scent, my wife asked, "What is this smell?!"

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