縁の下の舞
えんのしたのまい
en'noshitanomai
JMdict entry #2834649
- expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)noun (common) (futsuumeishi) idiomatic expression hard work gone unnoticed; thankless task; a dance under a veranda
- expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)noun (common) (futsuumeishi) off-stage dance that used to be performed on the 22th of the 2nd month in the lunar calendar in Osaka's Tennōji temple