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神のみぞ知る
かみのみぞしる
1. [exp,v5r] [proverb]
▶ God only knows
▶ it's anyone's call
▶ heaven knows

Conjugations


History:
5. A 2022-08-01 04:18:24  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Add POS to proverbs
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<pos>&v5r;</pos>
4. A 2018-05-21 13:16:19  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -14,2 +14,2 @@
-<gloss>It's anyone's call</gloss>
-<gloss>Heaven knows</gloss>
+<gloss>it's anyone's call</gloss>
+<gloss>heaven knows</gloss>
3. A 2017-12-08 11:51:44  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<misc>&id;</misc>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
2. A 2012-03-14 23:50:12  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
新和英中辞典, リーダーズ+プラス
1. A* 2012-03-05 07:49:57  John Knox <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=神のみぞ知る
http://www.guidetojapanese.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=5886
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/神のみぞ知る
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/politics/news/110328/plc11032815150011-n1.htm
  Comments:
Appears to stem from a translated bible passage: "誰が救われ誰が救われないのかは神のみぞ知る。" "God only knows who will be saved and who will not be.". Appears to be used in a fair number of titles of songs, etc.

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