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A3 Noun
要pivot, vital point, cornerstone, keystone, Japanese photinia
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Noun
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pivot
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vital point, cornerstone, keystone
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Japanese photinia
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要 【かなめ】
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問題の要を突いている発言に圧倒される。
I am overwhelmed by the statement that strikes at the vital point of the problem.
チームの要となる人をキャプテンと言います。
The person who becomes the vital point of the team is called the captain.
扇の骨を閉じ合わせる釘をはめる場所を要と呼ぶ。
The place where the nail is inserted to close the ribs of a folding fan is called the kaname.
彼の指摘は問題の要を突いているから、聞くに値するでしょう。
His remarks hit the vital point of the issue, so they are worth listening to.
組織の要となる彼女がいなくなれば、この組織は動かなくなってしまう。
If she, the vital point of the organization, were to leave, this organization would cease to function.
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