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<entry> <ent_seq>2573520</ent_seq> <k_ele> <keb>水心あれば魚心</keb> </k_ele> <r_ele> <reb>みずごころあればうおごころ</reb> </r_ele> <sense> <pos>&exp;</pos> <xref>魚心あれば水心</xref> <misc>&proverb;</misc> <gloss>kindness begets kindness</gloss> <gloss>you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours</gloss> <gloss g_type="lit">if the water is kind to the fish, the fish will be kind to the water</gloss> </sense> </entry>