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枚まい
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins)
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枚挙まいきょ
enumeration
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枚数まいすう
the number of flat things
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三枚さんまい
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
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一枚いちまい
one (thin, flat object), one sheet
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二枚にまい
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
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二枚目にまいめ
handsome man
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二枚舌にまいじた
double-dealing, duplicity, equivocation, double-tongued
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一枚岩いちまいいわ
monolith, large slab of rock
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枚組まいぐみ
counter for collections or assemblies of flat objects (e.g. CDs, DVDs, etc.)
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数枚すうまい
several sheets (flat objects)
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千枚せんまい
1000 sheets (of paper), many pages
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大枚たいまい
large sum (of money)
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二枚腰にまいごし
posture in which the legs are firmly planted (in sumo and judo)
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一枚下いちまいした
one step lower
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一枚貝いちまいがい
univalve
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一枚上いちまいうえ
one step higher, one better, cut above, one up
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三枚目さんまいめ
comedian, actor who plays comic roles
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紙一枚かみいちまい
one sheet of paper
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二枚貝にまいがい
bivalve
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十枚目じゅうまいめ
second highest division
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千枚田せんまいだ
terraced rice fields
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三枚肉さんまいにく
boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef), boned rib
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三枚絵さんまいえ
triptych
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二枚肩にまいがた
carrying a palanquin as a pair, palanquin carried by two people
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二枚折りにまいおり
folio
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一枚噛むいちまいかむ
to participate in (as a member), to get involved in
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二枚貝類にまいがいるい
bivalves
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二枚落ちにまいおち
game of shogi in which the stronger player plays without a rook and a bishop
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一枚看板いちまいかんばん
leading player, prima donna, box-office star
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三枚続きさんまいつづき
triptych
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一枚落ちいちまいおち
playing with a handicap of one rook or bishop
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千枚張りせんまいばり
multilayered, cheeky
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千枚漬けせんまいづけ
pickled sliced radishes
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大枚の金たいまいのかね
large sum of money
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千枚通しせんまいどおし
awl, eyeleteer
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二枚看板にまいかんばん
the two leading actors (in a play), the two star players, the two distinctive features, the two main items (attractions)
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二枚目半にまいめはん
comedian who plays a lover's part, man who is both handsome and fun
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一枚上手いちまいうわて
one step higher, one better, cut above, one up
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二枚蹴りにまいげり
ankle-kicking twist down
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二枚鑑札にまいかんさつ
holding two positions at once (esp. of rikishi or judges who are also coaches)
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奇跡の一枚きせきのいちまい
photo in which its subject looks much more attractive than their usual self
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座布団一枚ざぶとんいちまい
that was a good one!, good pun!, what a stinger!, one zabuton
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三枚おろしさんまいおろし
filleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)
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首の皮一枚くびのかわいちまい
still having a very small chance, still having a tiny shred of hope
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パンツ一枚パンツいちまい
(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants
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大枚をはたくたいまいをはたく
to spend a fortune, to pay a high price
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板子一枚下は地獄いたごいちまいしたはじごく
there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition, on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave
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枚挙にいとまがないまいきょにいとまがない
too many to count, too numerous to mention
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枚を銜むばいをふくむ
to gag (a horse)