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At the DMV, but only on Saturdays and New Year’s Day
All the rest of the time: drag-racing 怠け者の節句働き (Namakemono no sekkubataraki; “A sloth’s holiday labor”) Definition: On a day when most people are resting, someone who is usually lazy becomes a whirlwind of activity. (The concrete image is of a … Continue reading
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Tagged 節句働き, fake, holidays, hypocrisy, laziness, surface versus substance, 怠け者, 五節句
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