ほら

noun

boasting; bragging; tall tale

Refers to exaggerated stories or self-praise. Often used in the phrase ほらを吹く (to boast/tell tall tales).

• 彼かれはいつもほらを吹ふいてばかりいる。

  He's always bragging.

• その話はなしはどうせほらだろう。

  That story is probably just a tall tale.

noun

conch; trumpet shell

Abbreviation of 法螺貝 (ほらがい). Refers to the shell itself, especially the Triton's trumpet. This is the original meaning but now rare outside of specific contexts.

See also: ほら貝

• 法ほ螺ら貝がいは「ほら」と略りゃくされることがある。

  法螺貝 is sometimes abbreviated to ほら.