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ほねおりぞんのくたびれもうけ - 05-12-2009, 01:01 PM

骨折り損のくたびれ儲け:ほねおりぞん-の-くたびれ-もうけ

Though made painful effort, resulted in vain.

骨折り is breaking bones and also used as "making painful effort".

損 is loss or dis-advantage meaning "having made painful effort was just a loss".

くたびれる:got fatigue
くたびれもうけ:  as a result, what you earn was just fatigue.


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