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骨
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Historical term
playing card tax; tax on playing cards, mahjong sets, domino sets, etc. (abolished in 1989)
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Rare term; Idiomatic expression
to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effect
Examples
彼は、しばしば、無駄骨を折る。
He often goes off on wild goose chases.
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Rare term; Idiomatic expression
something that one would not expect to exist; something exceedingly rare; jellyfish bones
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to spare oneself; to spare oneself the trouble
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Archaic; As 骨を盗むまい, 骨を盗まず, etc.
to nullify someone's efforts