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ideal; ideals

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

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closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

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buckwheat chaff

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counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

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on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

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economical; bargain; good value; good-value

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but; however; provided that

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tenth day of the month; ten days

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otherwise; if not; or else

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to lie down (and rest)

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display and sale of new products

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to palm off; to force a sale

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premeditated crime; deliberate crime

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synopsis; outline; plot

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cancellation of a contract

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period; term; interval

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eighth day of the month; eight days

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at times; occasionally

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festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

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container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in

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stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

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black-market lending; illegal loan

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(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

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monthly income

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moon; month

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junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student

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way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

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rather; better; instead; if anything

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extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

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being deeply in debt; being up to one's ears in debt

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meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

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strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

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piece; fragment; one (object)

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ten; 10; ten years of age

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

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price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee

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total; full amount; sum

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tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)

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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

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upper limit; supremum

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interest rate; interest

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exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate

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some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')

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