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法師 ほうし

  1. Buddhist priest; bonze
  2. layman dressed like a priest
  3. person

法師蝉 ほうしぜみ

  1. Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)

法師髪 ほうしがみ

  1. short-trimmed mane (of a horse)

くつくつ法師 くつくつぼうし

  1. Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)

つくつく法師 つくつくぼうし

  1. Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)

一寸法師 いっすんぼうし

  1. Jack Sprat; Tom Thumb; dwarf; elf; midget
  2. Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)

影法師 かげぼうし

  1. shadow figure; silhouette

荒法師 あらほうし

  1. ferocious (armed) monk

尼法師 あまほうし

  1. nun

アメリカ山法師 アメリカヤマボウシ

  1. flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
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