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jmdict 2849521 Active (id: 2105292)
夜爪
よづめ
1. [n]
▶ cutting one's nails at night (said to cause one to miss the deathbed of one's parents)



History:
3. A 2021-06-14 00:02:09  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2021-06-13 11:50:28  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I think that's "semantic" info rather than a note on usage. Unless we add the info it comes from "世を詰める" (making 
it mainly a note on etym)
To shorten it, I think we should either just mention bad luck OR the deathbed thing.
  Diff:
@@ -12,2 +12 @@
-<s_inf>considered bad luck, e.g. resulting in not being at the deathbed of one's parents</s_inf>
-<gloss>cutting one's nails at night</gloss>
+<gloss>cutting one's nails at night (said to cause one to miss the deathbed of one's parents)</gloss>
1. A* 2021-06-13 08:04:19  Opencooper
  Refs:
gg5; luminous; meikyo; daijs
  Comments:
meikyo and daijs both include the deathbed example, so worth mentioning.

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