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N1 Noun
壺
jar, pot, vase, dice cup, depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall), target (when aiming an arrow), (figurative) bull's-eye, key point (of a conversation, etc.), acupuncture point, moxibustion point, nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.)
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ぼ
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テスト前にテスト範囲のつぼを押さえる。
Before the test, grasp the key points of the test scope. {jar, pot, vase, dice cup, depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall), target (when aiming an arrow), (figurative) bull's-eye, key point (of a conversation, etc.), acupuncture point, moxibustion point, nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.)}
相手の挑発に乗ってしまったら相手の思う壺だ。
If you take the bait and react to the other person's provocation, you're playing right into their hands. {jar, pot, vase, dice cup, depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall), target (when aiming an arrow), (figurative) bull's-eye, key point (of a conversation, etc.), acupuncture point, moxibustion point, nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.)}
つぼを外した質問をしたので先生にガッカリされました。
I disappointed my teacher because I asked a question that was off the mark. {jar, pot, vase, dice cup, depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall), target (when aiming an arrow), (figurative) bull's-eye, key point (of a conversation, etc.), acupuncture point, moxibustion point, nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.)}
うちの祖母は古い人とあって、未だに塩を壺に入れて保管している。
My grandmother, being old-fashioned, still stores salt in a pot. {jar, pot, vase, dice cup, depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall), target (when aiming an arrow), (figurative) bull's-eye, key point (of a conversation, etc.), acupuncture point, moxibustion point, nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.)}
砂糖が入っている壺を割ろうものなら、お母さんに酷く叱られるでしょう。
If you break the jar filled with sugar, you will probably get severely scolded by mom. {jar, pot, vase, dice cup, depression (i.e. the basin of a waterfall), target (when aiming an arrow), (figurative) bull's-eye, key point (of a conversation, etc.), acupuncture point, moxibustion point, nodes on a fingerboard (of a shamisen, etc.)}