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Next verse, same as the first
二の舞を演じる (Ni no mai wo enjiru; “to dance the second dance”) Definition: Committing someone else’s previous errors, even with the awareness of what has happened. Seeing someone fail, and then making the same mistakes. Breakdown: This simple phrase begins three … Continue reading
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Tagged 舞楽, 雅楽, failure to learn from the past, Heian court, repeated errors, song and dance, 二の舞
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