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Day: Feb 07, 2019

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Boketsu wo Horu (墓穴を掘る – Digging One’s Own Grave)

Feb 07, 2019 Toru 0 Comments burial, dig, factor, grave, hale, omit, pit, ruin

Boketsu wo Horu 墓穴を掘る I sometimes do an act that is referred to as ‘boketsu wo horu‘ (墓穴を掘る) in Japanese.

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