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A2 Noun

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

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    1. Noun

      1. 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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    • セミの抜(ぬ)け殻(がら)が木(き)の幹(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)の時期(じき)に蛇(へび)の抜(ぬ)け殻(がら)を見(み)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)の抜(ぬ)け殻(がら)となったこの部屋(へや)に犯人(はんにん)は潜伏(せんぷく)していました。

      The culprit was hiding in this empty, uninhabited room.

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    • 生(い)きる理由(りゆう)だった妻(つま)を失(うしな)い、彼(かれ)は魂(たましい)の抜(ぬ)け殻(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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    • 虫(むし)が大嫌(だいきら)いな娘(むすめ)は、セミの抜(ぬ)け殻(がら)でさえ掴(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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