n. (Hira=しょうちょう) small intestine, part of the digestive tract comprised of the duodenum jejunum and ileum, primary organ for absorbing digested nutrients into the body (Anatomy)

[小腸] the small intestines; chitterlings

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[少壯] vigorous youth; the young

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[少將] a major general; a rear admiral; an air vice-marshal

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[所掌] one's task [duty, office]

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[所藏] one's possession [collection]

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[所長] the head (of an office, a factory)

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[消長] prosperity and decay; rise and fall; ups and downs; ebb and flow; the vicissitudes of fortune

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[訴狀] a petition; a written complaint; a bill (of complaint); pleadings; a brief