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(According to my file, this is the 404th kotowaza post!) 幽霊の正体見たり枯れ尾花(Yuurei no shoutai mitari kareobana;“[I] saw the ghost’s true form: dry pampas grass”) Definition: When something seems frightening at first but turns out to be benign after closer inspection – … Continue reading
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Tagged book burning, dried grass, 薄, 鶉衣, fear, ghosts, imagination versus reality, jumping at shadows, pampas grass, paranoia, 化物の正体, 幽霊, 枯れ尾花, 横井也有
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