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night soil

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Source Word

night soil

Noun

archaic euphemistic uncountable

(archaic, euphemistic) Human faeces.

Japanese Meaning

人糞。昔、便を肥料として再利用する目的で収集された人の排泄物を指す、古風かつ婉曲的な表現。

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The farmer spread night soil on the fields to fertilize the crops despite the unpleasant smell.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

農夫は不快な臭いにもかかわらず、作物の肥料として畑に人糞をまいた。

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(archaic, euphemistic) Human faeces.

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