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仏臭い (ほとけくさい) — otherworldly | Kumi Dictionary

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仏臭い

仏臭い

仏ほとけ臭くさい

otherworldly

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ほとけくさい

Adjective

1.

otherworldly, sanctimonious

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ほとけ…(2)

Buddha・the dead・France

くさ.い・-くさ.い・にお.う・にお.い…(1)

stinking・ill-smelling・suspicious looking・odor・savor…(5)

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