Japanese DictionaryDefinition of つっこい
- (v5r, vt) to reel; to wind; to spin (thread)
それがいつだったか日を繰って確かめた。
I counted the days to see when it had happened. - to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to leaf through (a book); to consult (a dictionary); to refer to (an encyclopedia)
- to count (e.g. the days)
- to open one-by-one; to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)
- (n) crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
ツルは大きくて美しい鳥だ。
Cranes are big beautiful birds.
- (vk, vi, aux-v) to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
１０時までに来ます。
I'll come by 10. - to come back; to do ... and come back
私の父は私に、ぜひそこを見てくるようにといった。
My father insisted that I should go to see the place. - to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
- (vk, vi) to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
- to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")
- (v5r) to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
怒ったり緊張すると首がつる。
I feel the tension in my neck, where it gets sore and stiff.
- (n) bowstring
- string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.)
- bail (arched pot handle)
- diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
- (n) vine; bine; tendril; runner
- bow; temple arm; sidepiece; lug arm; earpiece; part of a pair of glasses that goes over the ear
- connections; contacts; influence; financial supporter
