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結縄文字

noun
けつじょうもじ
knotted cords used to record figures, facts, etc.; quipu
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禍福は糾える縄のごとし

禍福は糾える縄の如し、禍福はあざなえる縄のごとし、禍福はあざなえる縄の如し
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かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
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差し縄

指し縄、差縄、指縄
noun
さしなわ
halter (for restraining a horse, etc.)
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