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袖
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formal, black kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono
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Proverb
you can't give (use) what you don't have; nothing comes from nothing; you can't shake sleeves you don't have
Examples
お金を貸せといわれても無いそでは振れないよ。
I can't lend you money, because I don't have any myself.
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Work of art, literature, music, etc. name
A Pocket Dictionary of the English and Japanese Language (1862)
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kimono with completely attached sleeves (i.e. lacking an opening on the side under the armpit)
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formal, pastel-colored kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono
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Idiomatic expression
taking whatever one can get one's hands on; being greedy; accepting a padded silk sleeve even in summer
