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一筋 ひとすじ N1

  1. one beam (e.g. of light); one length (e.g. of rope); one line; one ray; one strand (e.g. of hair); one stretch (e.g. of road)
  2. devoted; earnest; intent; resolute; single-minded
  3. one bloodline; one clan
  4. common; ordinary

一筋の涙 ひとすじのなみだ

  1. a trickle of tears

一筋縄 ひとすじなわ

  1. (piece of) rope
  2. ordinary method

一筋縄でいかない ひとすじなわでいかない

  1. not dealt with by ordinary means; not straightforward; very hard to manage

一筋縄ではいかない ひとすじなわではいかない

  1. not dealt with by ordinary means; not straightforward; very hard to manage

一筋道 ひとすじみち

  1. straight road

仕事一筋 しごとひとすじ

  1. a life with no other interest than one's work; living only for one's work
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