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jmdict 2433630 Active (id: 2186278)
<entry>
<ent_seq>2433630</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>爪の垢を煎じて飲む</keb>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>つめの垢を煎じて飲む</keb>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>爪のあかを煎じて飲む</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>つめのあかをせんじてのむ</reb>
</r_ele>
<trans>
<trans_det>to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example)</trans_det>
<trans_det>to learn from someone's example</trans_det>
<trans_det>to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it</trans_det>
</trans>
</entry>



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