伏線

ふくせん
preparation
foreshadowing
underplot (in a novel)
precautionary measures

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ふくせん【伏線】

*hint

〖C〗ヒント

give a hint in advance 伏線を張る

*clue

〖C〗手掛かり

underplot

〖C〗(劇・小説などの)脇筋.

¶ → 伏線を張る

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ふくせん【伏線】

preparation; foreshadowing; a foreshadow.

●多額の借金が事件の伏線になった. The large amount of debt was a foreshadowing of the incident.

●伏線を張る foreshadow 《a coming event》; 〔自分の言動に〕 allude 《to sth》 as a preliminary; 〔後事の準備に〕 take (precautionary) measures beforehand.