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嘗め

なめ
lick; tasting medicine to see if it contains poison; medicine-taster
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嘗て

曾て、都て
かつて、かって
once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-; never yet; never before; first time; still not happened
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新嘗祭

にいなめさい、しんじょうさい
ceremonial offering by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice to the deities
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ベロベロ舐める

べろべろ舐める、べろべろ嘗める
ベロベロなめる、べろべろなめる
to lick something up; to lap something up
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神嘗祭

神嘗の祭
かんなめさい、かんにえのまつり、しんじょうさい
offering of the year's new rice harvest (imperial festival, October 17)
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大嘗祭

だいじょうさい、おおにえのまつり、おおなめまつり
first ceremonial offering of rice by newly-enthroned Emperor
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総嘗め

総なめ
そうなめ
annihilation; sweeping victory
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臥薪嘗胆

がしんしょうたん
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
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舐める

嘗める、甞める
v1
vt
なめる
to lick; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to make fun of; to make light of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
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嘗糞

しょうふん
shamelessly flattering; brown-nosing; licking excrement