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Idiomatic expression
to do something impossible; to disembowel oneself with a pestle
Idiomatic expression
to do something impossible; to disembowel oneself with a ladle
Idiomatic expression
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
Proverb
it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked; you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty
Proverb
even the strong-willed fall into temptation
Proverb
there's nothing you can't do if you set your mind to it
Clusiaceae (family of plants including St. John's worts and mangosteens); Guttiferae
one can never be completely satisfied
Historical term
attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby
Historical term
binkiri; Edo-period hairstyle with a lock of hair running down from the temples and hanging over the ears
