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算盤  [そろばん]  [算盤を弾く]    meaning:  calculate  rank: 4
☆ 算盤をいてみたが、けにならない ⇨ I did the math, but it won’t make money  (☛ An abacus (= mechanical calculator). Used to be widely used before the advent of electronic calculators)