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A2 Noun
抜け殻cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.), husk, empty shell, exuvia, exuviae
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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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セミの抜け殻が木の幹についています。
The cicada's husk is attached to the tree trunk.
脱皮の時期に蛇の抜け殻を見つけました。
I found the cast-off skin of a snake during its molting period.
無人の抜け殻となったこの部屋に犯人は潜伏していました。
The culprit was hiding in this empty, uninhabited room.
生きる理由だった妻を失い、彼は魂の抜け殻となってしまった。
Having lost his wife, who was his reason for living, he became an empty shell.
虫が大嫌いな娘は、セミの抜け殻でさえ掴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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