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<entry> <ent_seq>1206370</ent_seq> <k_ele> <keb>隔靴掻痒</keb> </k_ele> <k_ele> <keb>隔靴搔痒</keb> </k_ele> <r_ele> <reb>かっかそうよう</reb> </r_ele> <r_ele> <reb>かくかそうよう</reb> </r_ele> <trans> <trans_det>being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe)</trans_det> <trans_det>having an itch that one cannot scratch</trans_det> </trans> </entry>