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jmdict 2834649 Active (id: 2001808)
縁の下の舞
えんのしたのまい
1. [exp,n] [id]
▶ hard work gone unnoticed
▶ thankless task
▶ [lit] a dance under a veranda
2. [exp,n]
《orig. meaning》
▶ [expl] off-stage dance that used to be performed on the 22th of the 2nd month in the lunar calendar in Osaka's Tennōji temple



History:
4. A 2019-03-25 10:46:07  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -22 +22 @@
-<gloss g_type="expl">off-stage dance that used to be performed on the 22th of the 2nd month in the lunar calendar in Osaka's Tennouji</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">off-stage dance that used to be performed on the 22th of the 2nd month in the lunar calendar in Osaka's Tennōji temple</gloss>
3. A 2018-02-13 03:59:17  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2018-02-11 21:17:54  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr jawikt kotowaza-allguide
1. A* 2018-02-11 21:17:16  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://www.languagerealm.com/japanese/japaneseproverbs_e.ph
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