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jmdict 2834315 Active (id: 2200840) 
2834315 jmdict A [id=2200840]
棒ほど願って針ほど叶う
ぼうほどねがってはりほどかなう
[1][exp,v5u][proverb]
  you can't always get what you want; man plans and God laughs; things don't always turn out the way you hope


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JMdictDB is an open-source Postgresql database and Python API for managing Japanese dictionary data developed by Stuart McGraw. More information at http://edrdg.org/~smg/. Please report software problems at https://gitlab.com/yamagoya/jmdictdb/issues or email to jmdictdb@mtneva.com.