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Unclassified Expressions, Godan verb with 'ku' ending

九仞(きゅうじん)の功(こう)を一簣(いっき)に虧(か)くto fail one step short of great success, to fall at the last hurdle

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    1. Expressions, Godan verb with 'ku' ending

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      to fail one step short of great success, to fall at the last hurdle

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    九仞の功を一簣に虧く 【きゅうじんのこうをいっきにかく】

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