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Japanese: がったり

[1] (adv.) (formerly also written as "guwatari". Often used with "to") 1. A word expressing the sound of something falling or shaking. ※Haiku poem, Soin Shichihyakuin (1677) "When the tide hits the seaweed that is falling like a crab (i.e. several sounds), the boats entering and leaving Matsushima _{are slowly} (as seen)." 2. A word expressing a state of visibly declining or being extremely inferior. ※Bosetsurin (1928) by Takiji Kobayashi, seventh volume "When it becomes five o'clock in the evening (omitted) it is decided that it is okay to go home. My body and mind are suddenly refreshed." 3. A word expressing a bold or extravagant state. ※Ukiyo-zoshi, Keisei-iro-shamisen (1701), Osaka "In the end, if you use it, you will become a gold-plated tomomi, and if you use it, a loose and gentle play will do you good." [2] [noun] (Possibly a word derived from (1) ①) ① A metal fitting attached to the back of the torso of modern armor to hold accessories. ※Storybook, Shikata-banashi (1671), 1 "In the old days, the accessories worn by the wearer of armor were called gattari." ② A device used to scare birds and animals in rice fields. [Collected Words ( around 1797)] ③ One of the mechanisms of Kabuki wigs. A plug is inserted into the base of the topknot , and when the plug is pulled during the performance, the base of the topknot loosens and falls back. It is used in the Hamamatsuya scene in "Benten Kozo" and in Kanpei's sixth act in "Chushingura."

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Japanese:

[1] 〘副〙 (古くは「ぐゎったり」とも表記。多く「と」を伴って用いる)① 物が倒れたり揺れたりして、響く音を表わす語。※俳諧・宗因七百韵（1677）「蜑のかる藻にあたる汐時〈幾音〉松嶋に入舟出舟ぐ_はったりと〈如見〉」② 目にみえて衰えるさま、ひどく劣っているさまを表わす語。※防雪林（1928）〈小林多喜二〉七「夜五時になって〈略〉帰ってもいいといふことになる、身体も心も、急にガッたりする」③ 思いきったことをするさま、豪勢なさまを表わす語。※浮世草子・傾城色三味線（1701）大坂「末は金がらうす踏身にならふとまま、つかはふならばあたまから、ぐゎったりとした遊びこそ心よけれ」[2] 〘名〙 ((一)①から出た語か)① 当世具足の胴の背後につけて、指物をさすのに用いる金具。※咄本・私可多咄（1671）一「昔、具足のさしもののうけつつさすものを、がったりといふ」② 田などで鳥や獣をおどすのに用いる具。〔俚言集覧（1797頃）〕③ 歌舞伎の鬘(かつら)の仕掛けの一つ。髷(まげ)の根のところに栓(せん)が差し込んであり、演技中にその栓を引くと、髷の根がゆるんで後ろへがっくり落ちるもの。「弁天小僧」浜松屋の場や「忠臣蔵」六段目の勘平などで使われる。

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