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jmdict 2433630 Active (id: 2186278)

爪の垢を煎じて飲む;つめの垢を煎じて飲む;爪のあかを煎じて飲む [つめのあかをせんじてのむ] /(exp,v5m) (id) to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example)/to learn from someone's example/to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it/EntL2433630/




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