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Old 02-10-2016, 02:39 PM   #36152
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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon View Post
I hand drew each character in google translate. If I understood correctly it more literally translates to something "The clever [bird of prey] keeps claws hidden."
深い川は静かに流れる is actual idiom, just like 能ある鷹は爪を隠す is idiom. There are a ton of idiom in Japanese culture
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