奥歯

back tooth

^{(見出しへ戻る headword ⇒ 歯)}

おくば
molars
back teeth

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おくば【奥歯】

back tooth

〖C〗

molar

〖C〗大臼歯(^{きゅう/し})；奥歯.

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おくば【奥歯】

a molar (tooth); a back tooth.

●奥歯に物が挟まったような言い方をする speak with irritating reserve; talk as if one were concealing something; speak as if one had something up one's sleeve; be not quite frank 《with sb》.

●奥歯をかみしめて悔しさに耐えた. I clenched my teeth and concealed my mortification [suffered in silence].