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左遣い (ひだりづかい) — left puppeteer (bunraku) | Kumi Dictionary

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左遣い

左遣い

左ひだり遣づかい

left puppeteer (bunraku)

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ひだりづかい

Noun

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left puppeteer (bunraku), manipulates the left arm

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