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<entry> <ent_seq>1448740</ent_seq> <k_ele> <keb>灯台下暗し</keb> </k_ele> <k_ele> <keb>灯台もと暗し</keb> </k_ele> <r_ele> <reb>とうだいもとくらし</reb> </r_ele> <sense> <pos>&exp;</pos> <misc>&proverb;</misc> <gloss>it is darkest under the lamp post</gloss> <gloss>it's hard to see what is under your nose</gloss> <gloss>go abroad to hear of home</gloss> <gloss>you must go into the country to hear what news at London</gloss> </sense> </entry>