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主に おもに N3

  1. chiefly; largely; mainly; mostly; primarily

主になる しゅになる

  1. to be the leader; to take the initiative; to take the lead (in doing)

主 おも

  1. chief; important; main; principal
  2. main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

坊主 ぼうず

  1. Buddhist priest; bonze
  2. close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head
  3. boy; lad; sonny
  4. getting skunked; not catching anything
  5. the August 20-point card
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