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添える そえる N1

  1. to accompany (as a card does a gift); to garnish
  2. to add to as support; to prop up
  3. to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.)
  4. to imitate; to mimic
  5. to approach nearby; to draw something near to oneself

申し添える もうしそえる

  1. to add (to what was said before); to say in addition

書き添える かきそえる

  1. to add; to write a postscript

手紙を添える てがみをそえる

  1. to attach a letter; to include a letter

言い添える いいそえる

  1. to add (to what was said before); to say in addition

錦上花を添える きんじょうはなをそえる

  1. to crown beauty with even greater glory

口を添える くちをそえる

  1. to put in a word for; to second; to support

持ち添える もちそえる

  1. to hold an additional item in one's hand
  2. to use an additional hand to hold

花を添える はなをそえる

  1. to add a touch of colour; to decorate; to grace

錦上 きんじょう

  1. crowning beauty with even greater glory
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