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jmdict 2624850 Active (id: 1988875)
<entry>
<ent_seq>2624850</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>小袋と小娘</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>こぶくろとこむすめ</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&exp;</pos>
<misc>&proverb;</misc>
<gloss>to raise a girl is costlier than one would expect (like how a small bag can hold more than it seems)</gloss>
<gloss g_type="lit">small bag and young woman</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&exp;</pos>
<misc>&proverb;</misc>
<gloss>young women are fragile and great care must be taken with them (just as with small bags)</gloss>
</sense>
</entry>



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