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生り木責め;成り木責め;成木責め;成木責(io) [なりきぜめ] /(n) (See 小正月,祝い棒) traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree/EntL2770320/