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おとこうじ 男やもめに蛆がわく
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. widowers are untidy; a man alone soon goes to seed; a man goes to pieces without a woman to look after him​Proverb
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男やもめにうじがわく 【おとこやもめにうじがわく】、男鰥に蛆が湧く 【おとこやもめにうじがわく】

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