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綱引き, 綱曳き, つなひき

tsunahiki

Definition

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable)

Definition

forward puller (of a rickshaw)

Examples of 綱引き,綱曳き,つなひき in a Sentence

国会の動きはこの問題をめぐる与野党間の政治的綱引きとなった。

Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.

「委員長、後は何を運ぶんだっけ？」「得点板と大玉もう一個、綱引きの綱」

Mr Chairman, what needs moving next, again? "Scoreboard, giant ball and the tug-of-war rope."

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