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A2 Noun

()(がら)cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.), husk, empty shell, exuvia, exuviae

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    1. Noun

      1.

      cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.), husk, empty shell, exuvia, exuviae

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    抜け殻 【ぬけがら】脱け殻 【ぬけがら】抜殻 【ぬけがら】脱殻 【ぬけがら】蛻 【ぬけがら】

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      セミの()(がら)()(みき)についています。

      The cicada's husk is attached to the tree trunk.

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      脱皮(だっぴ)時期(じき)(へび)()(がら)()つけました。

      I found the cast-off skin of a snake during its molting period.

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      無人(むじん)()(がら)となったこの部屋(へや)犯人(はんにん)潜伏(せんぷく)していました。

      The culprit was hiding in this empty, uninhabited room.

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      ()きる理由(りゆう)だった(つま)(うしな)い、(かれ)(たましい)()(がら)となってしまった。

      Having lost his wife, who was his reason for living, he became an empty shell.

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      (むし)大嫌(だいきら)いな(むすめ)は、セミの()(がら)でさえ(つか)むことができないそうです。

      It seems that my daughter, who hates bugs, can't even touch the husk of a cicada.

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