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N2 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

()to dance (orig. a whirling dance), to flutter about, to revolve

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    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to dance (orig. a whirling dance)

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    2. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to whirl (in the wind), to flutter (about), to swirl, to fly, to circle, to wheel

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    舞う 【まう】

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    Examples

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      (ほこり)()たのでくしゃみが()ました。

      I sneezed because dust was in the air. {to dance (orig. a whirling dance), to flutter about, to revolve}

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      プロのスケーターとスケートリンクを()

      Dance on the skating rink with a professional skater. {to dance (orig. a whirling dance), to flutter about, to revolve}

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      二人(ふたり)のバレリーナが舞台(ぶたい)(じょう)優雅(ゆうが)()っています。

      Two ballerinas are dancing gracefully on stage. {to dance (orig. a whirling dance), to flutter about, to revolve}

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      ひらひらと蝶々(ちょうちょう)()様子(ようす)には(こころ)()()かせるものがある。

      There is something calming about the way butterflies flutter about. {to dance (orig. a whirling dance), to flutter about, to revolve}

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      (わたし)(からだ)がガチガチに(かた)いので、優美(ゆうび)()そうにありません。

      I am so stiff that I don't seem to be able to dance gracefully. {to dance (orig. a whirling dance), to flutter about, to revolve}

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