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A1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
抉るto stick into and move around, to dig around in, to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to stick into and move around, to dig around in, to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
Usually written using kana alone
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抉る 【くじる】
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父が爪楊枝で歯を抉っています。
My father is picking his teeth with a toothpick. {to stick into and move around, to dig around in, to pick (i.e. one's teeth)}
怪物に目を抉られた人の遺体は痛々しかった。
The corpse of the person who had their eyes gouged out by the monster was a gruesome sight. {to stick into and move around, to dig around in, to pick (i.e. one's teeth)}
雪男に心臓を抉られて彼女は亡くなってしまった。
She passed away after the Yeti dug around in her heart. {to stick into and move around, to dig around in, to pick (i.e. one's teeth)}
目を抉って敵の視力を奪うなんて、なんて賢いのだろう!
Gouging out the enemy's eyes to steal their sight, how clever is that! {to stick into and move around, to dig around in, to pick (i.e. one's teeth)}
手で覆わずに爪楊枝で歯を抉るのはあまり行儀が良い行動とは言えません。
Picking your teeth with a toothpick without covering your mouth with your hand is not considered very good manners. {to stick into and move around, to dig around in, to pick (i.e. one's teeth)}
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