[あくさいはひゃくねんのふさく, akusaihahyakunennofusaku] (exp) a bad wife spells the ruin of her husband; a bad wife means a hundred years of bad luck to her husband
[ほどける, hodokeru] (v1, vi) (1) to be solved; (2) (See 解ける・ほどける) to loosen; to come untied; (3) to be removed (e.g. restrictions); to be cleared (e.g. misunderstandings); to be broken (e.g. spells, curses); (4) (See 溶ける) to melt; (P)