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埒が明く

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(らち)() (rachi ga aku) godan (stem (らち)() (rachi ga aki), past (らち)()いた (rachi ga aita))

  1. (idiomatic) to make good progress; to go smoothly
    • 1603, Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki, page 523:
      Rachi. ラチ (埒) 柵・垣. 比喩. Rachiuo aquru. (埒を明くる) 物事をよく解明する。Rachino aita fito. (埒の明いた人)素直で、道理にはすぐに副する人. Rachiuo coyuru, l, yaburu. (埒を越ゆる、または、破る)規則や禁制条項を破る、または、道理に背く.
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  2. (idiomatic, often in the negative) to make little progress; to waste time

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