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Japanese
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| 獨活の大木 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
From 独活 (udo, “Japanese spikenard”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 大木 (taiboku, “large tree”), because the stem of a Japanese spikenard grows high, but then it becomes inedible, and the stem is soft.
Noun
独活の大木 • (udo no taiboku)
- good-for-nothing