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chief
  1. 1 chief, main, principal, important
  2. 2 main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen) — usu. written as オモ
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • It is I who am head of this family.

    sense 1 · chief

  • Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.

  • What were the chief events of 1990?

  • Reading is his chief amusement.

  • His main interest is in history.

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