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Japanese

をもたげる

かまくびをもたげる
Meaning: to rear its head; to begin to emerge again
Part of Speech: Verb, Idiom

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 鎌首をもたげる 鎌首をもたげない
Polite 鎌首をもたげます 鎌首をもたげません
Past 鎌首をもたげた 鎌首をもたげなかった
Polite + Past 鎌首をもたげました 鎌首をもたげませんでした
Te-form 鎌首をもたげて 鎌首をもたげなくて
Potential 鎌首をもたげられる 鎌首をもたげられない
Passive 鎌首をもたげられる 鎌首をもたげられない
Causative 鎌首をもたげさせる 鎌首をもたげさせない
Imperative 鎌首をもたげろ 鎌首をもたげるな

Example

忘れたはずの不安が、夜になるとまた鎌首をもたげた。
The anxiety I thought I had forgotten reared its head again at night.

Usage Notes

Often used figuratively for a problem, fear, or feeling that starts to appear again; the image comes from a snake raising its head.

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