- nibui dull (e.g. a knife), blunt; thickheaded, obtuse, stupid; dull (sound, color, etc.), dim (light); slow, sluggish, inert, lethargic
- noroi thickheaded, obtuse, stupid; slow, sluggish, inert, lethargic; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex), doting
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