Vocab Info

A1 Noun

爪牙(そうが)claws and fangs, claws and tusks, clutches, devious design, means of causing harm, weapon, pawn, stooge, cat's-paw, right-hand man

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      claws and fangs, claws and tusks

    2. Noun

      2.

      clutches, devious design, means of causing harm, weapon

    3. Noun

      3.

      pawn, stooge, cat's-paw

    4. Noun

      4.

      right-hand man

    All Forms

    爪牙 【そうが】

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      殺人(さつじん)()爪牙(そうが)()いでいます。

      The murderer is sharpening his claws and fangs. {claws and fangs, claws and tusks, clutches, devious design, means of causing harm, weapon, pawn, stooge, cat's-paw, right-hand man}

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      爪牙(そうが)があの君主(くんしゅ)()(まも)っているそうだ。

      It seems that the claws and fangs are protecting that monarch's body. {claws and fangs, claws and tusks, clutches, devious design, means of causing harm, weapon, pawn, stooge, cat's-paw, right-hand man}

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      (ぼく)(いま)までに(なん)()爪牙(そうが)(いのち)(すく)われました。

      I have been saved by the skin of my teeth many times up until now. {claws and fangs, claws and tusks, clutches, devious design, means of causing harm, weapon, pawn, stooge, cat's-paw, right-hand man}

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      爪牙(そうが)()いでいるあのトラは()りをする準備(じゅんび)万端(ばんたん)である。

      That tiger over there, sharpening its claws and fangs, is fully prepared to hunt. {claws and fangs, claws and tusks, clutches, devious design, means of causing harm, weapon, pawn, stooge, cat's-paw, right-hand man}

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      連続(れんぞく)殺人(さつじん)()爪牙(そうが)にかかったあの女性(じょせい)はさぞ無念(むねん)(かん)じたことだろう。

      That woman who fell into the clutches of the serial killer must have felt a great deal of regret. {claws and fangs, claws and tusks, clutches, devious design, means of causing harm, weapon, pawn, stooge, cat's-paw, right-hand man}

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