Ill-gotten Money

Japanese: 悪銭 - あくせん

〘noun〙① Coin of bad quality or with defects . Akuzeni . ⇔ Refined coin. ※Sandai Jitsuroku, June 10, 865 (7th year of the Jogan era), "Forbidden to traders _{in Kyoto and} Omi Province, choose to _{throw away} evil coins." ② Money obtained by dishonest means. Abukuzeni. ※Storybook and Kyoka-banashi (1672), 3 "Even if you think you are doing well now by receiving alms, it will be a terrible _coin in the future." ③ Money used for trivial things. ※A person called Takezawa Sensei (1924-25)〈Nagayo Zenro〉Takezawa Sensei's Walk "The fate of the Sensei, who has to donate money to a place where it will disappear as worthless evil coin, is what he sees."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 悪質であったり、きずなどがついていたりする粗悪な銭(ぜに)。あくぜに。⇔精銭(せいせん)。※三代実録‐貞観七年（865）六月一〇日「禁_三京畿及近江国売買之輩、択_二弃悪銭_一」② 不正な手段によって得た金銭。あぶくぜに。※咄本・狂歌咄（1672）三「布施とりて今えいらくと思へとも後の世をみよあく銭ぞかし」③ つまらないことに使う金銭。※竹沢先生と云ふ人（1924‐25）〈長与善郎〉竹沢先生の散歩「見す見す下らぬ悪銭として消えて行く処に迄金を貢がなければならない先生の運命が」

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