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手ぶら  [てぶら]    meaning:  gift  rank: 3
☆ 食事招待されて手ぶらでくのは失礼だ ⇨ It is against the manners to go without bringing something in return when invited to a dinner  (☛ Literally “empty handed”)

手ぶら  [てぶら]    meaning:  hand  rank: 3
☆ 山登りに手ぶらでた ⇨ He came to the mountain hike empty handed, without any essentials  (☛ Literally “empty handed” even though it doesn’t always mean “unsuccessful” like in English)