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Examples:

乗り出す のりだす

  1. to set out; to set sail
  2. to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something)
  3. to begin to ride
  4. to lean forward

身を乗り出す みをのりだす

  1. to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
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