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折 おり N1

  1. chance; occasion; opportunity; time
  2. crease; fold; folding; pleat
  3. small food box (wooden or cardboard)
  4. folding in ... (two, three, etc.)
  5. counter for folded items
  6. counter for items (esp. food) packed in an oribako

折る おる N4

  1. to break; to break off; to fracture; to pick (e.g. flowers); to snap off
  2. to bend; to fold
  3. to make (origami)
  4. to end; to interrupt

折れる おれる N4

  1. to be broken; to break; to fracture; to snap
  2. to be folded
  3. to back down; to give in; to submit; to yield
  4. to turn (a corner)

折角 せっかく N2

  1. at great pains; with trouble
  2. long-awaited; precious; rare; valuable
  3. generous; kind

折り返す おりかえす N1

  1. to fold back (e.g. page); to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.)
  2. to double back; to return; to turn back
  3. to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)

折衷 せっちゅう N1

  1. blending; compromise; cross; eclecticism

折々 おりおり

  1. from time to time; now and then; occasionally

折から おりから

  1. at that moment; at that time; just then
  2. as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...

折に触れて おりにふれて

  1. at every opportunity; from time to time; occasionally; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises

折りたたみ おりたたみ

  1. collapsible; folding; telescopic
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