敢えて あえて purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately; intentionally adv uk not necessarily; not particularly; not especially adv uk definitely not adv uk arch Intermediate II ➥
石敢當 いしがんどう いしがんとう せっかんとう shigandang; stone tablet placed at a three-way street intersection (or dead end) to ward off evil spirits n Advanced ➥