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<entry> <ent_seq>2834566</ent_seq> <k_ele> <keb>剣を落として舟を刻む</keb> </k_ele> <r_ele> <reb>けんをおとしてふねをきざむ</reb> </r_ele> <trans> <trans_det>to not be getting with the times</trans_det> <trans_det>to be unaware that things are changing</trans_det> <trans_det>to drop one's sword (in the river) and carve (a mark) on the boat (to mark the spot where the sword was dropped)</trans_det> </trans> </entry>