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Proverb

even the demons of hell rest during Obon and the New Year

prison diary

Proverb

even hell can be home

Proverb

don't believe everything you hear; what is a paradise on hearsay may be a hell at sight

Architecture

foxtail wedged tenon joint; blind tenon joint with wedges inserted into slots on its end

Proverb

the line between good and evil is no wider than a razor's edge

Proverb

you can make friends anywhere; not even in hell is everyone an ogre

Proverb

you can make friends anywhere; (you can make) acquaintances even in hell

loan shark hell; distress caused by high-interest loans and aggressive collection methods

between the devil and the deep blue sea; both advancing and retreating are hell

Idiomatic expression

manna from heaven; an oasis in the desert; godsend; good fortune when one needed it most; meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need; (meeting) Buddha in hell

Historical term

platform on which the decapitated head of a criminal was displayed

Historical term

beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)

Rare term

jail; prison; punishment

jail warden; jailer