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Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star

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happy; auspicious; propitious; joyous; lucky

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encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)

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to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; (lit.) to draw the joker (i.e. when playing Old Maid)

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order (to an employee from management)

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changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)

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stomach ulcer

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affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)

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picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful

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aloha; aloha shirt

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to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

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to complain; to make a complaint

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to leave something as it is

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last-minute cancellation

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insurance payout; insurance money

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to cut off (a relationship)

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stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit

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sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan

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managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business

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Christmas Eve

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bride

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to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around

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feigned illness

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Santa Claus

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making do; getting by (somehow); managing

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one's house; one's home; one's family

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job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer

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to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

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stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

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Buddhist (household) altar

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loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)

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fixed date; appointed day

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to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

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major cleanup; spring cleaning

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discipline; training; teaching manners

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to stop; to quit; to put an end to

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permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of

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person in charge; official; attendant

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freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)

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may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

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looking depressed; long face

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reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

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it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

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(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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cockroach

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grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)

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joke; gag

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