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jmdict 2837394 Active (id: 1992713)
何とやら
なんとやら
1. [adv]
▶ for some reason or other
▶ somehow
2. [exp]
▶ whatsitsname
▶ what-you-call-it
▶ Mr. so-and-so
3. [exp]
▶ and so on
▶ and you know the rest



History:
3. A 2018-12-04 00:20:17  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2018-12-04 00:20:08  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij only has two senses, but I guess sense 2 (daijr:「 -いう人が来ました」 「うわさをすれば-」) makes sense split up into two.
  Diff:
@@ -11,2 +11,3 @@
-<pos>&exp;</pos>
-<gloss>for some reason or another</gloss>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
+<gloss>for some reason or other</gloss>
+<gloss>somehow</gloss>
@@ -17 +18,2 @@
-<gloss>mr so-and-so</gloss>
+<gloss>what-you-call-it</gloss>
+<gloss>Mr. so-and-so</gloss>
1. A* 2018-12-03 15:59:03 
  Refs:
大辞木

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