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仕掛け しかけ N1

  1. contrivance; device; gadget; mechanism
  2. calculated manipulation; gambit; trap; trick
  3. (small) scale; half finished
  4. commencement; initiation
  5. laying out; preparation; set up
  6. attack; challenge

仕掛ける しかける N1

  1. to begin; to commence; to start
  2. to challenge; to draw (a reaction) from; to make (war); to pick (a fight)
  3. to lay (mines); to plant (explosives); to set (traps)
  4. to make a meld call

仕掛け人 しかけにん

  1. instigator

仕掛け地雷 しかけじらい

  1. booby trap

仕掛け扉 しかけとびら

  1. trap door; trapdoor

仕掛け爆弾 しかけばくだん

  1. booby trap bomb; booby trap explosive

仕掛け物 しかけもの

  1. implements used to enhance the effect of a play (e.g. props, costumes, etc.)

仕掛け花火 しかけはなび

  1. fireworks piece

色仕掛け いろじかけ

  1. use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)

ぜんまい仕掛け ぜんまいじかけ

  1. clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
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