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胴 どう N1

  1. abdomen; body; torso; trunk; waist
  2. plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)
  3. frame (of a drum, etc.); hull (of a ship); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
  4. dealer

胴上げ どうあげ

  1. tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)

胴体 どうたい

  1. body; torso; trunk
  2. body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)

胴が長い どうがながい

  1. having a long body; long-bodied

胴の長い どうのながい

  1. long-bodied

胴中 どうなか

  1. torso; trunk
  2. player that goes after the dealer; second player (out of three)

胴丸 どうまる

  1. dō-maru; light torso armour opening at the right, originally used for infantry combat

胴乱 どうらん

  1. case for botanical specimens; vasculum
  2. satchel; small leather bag

胴二 どうに

  1. player that goes after the dealer; second player (out of three)

胴付き どうづき

  1. plane area at the base of a tenon (in woodworking)
  2. abutting joint (in woodworking); joint where the two pieces of wood's grains run at an angle of 90° to one another
  3. back saw; saw with a spine; tenon saw
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