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jmdict 2834315 Active (id: 2200840)
<entry>
<ent_seq>2834315</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>棒ほど願って針ほど叶う</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>ぼうほどねがってはりほどかなう</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&exp;</pos>
<pos>&v5u;</pos>
<misc>&proverb;</misc>
<gloss>you can't always get what you want</gloss>
<gloss>man plans and God laughs</gloss>
<gloss>things don't always turn out the way you hope</gloss>
</sense>
</entry>



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