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bad things happen to those who attempt things; (lit.) if a dog walks they will hit a stick; good luck may come unexpectedly

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casting pearls before swine

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casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat

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incompatible; (going together) like oil and water

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comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable

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comedian; comic

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next time (occasion)

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adds force or indicates command

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to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

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someone; somebody

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to be needed; to be wanted

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reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

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of course; certainly; naturally

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to buy up

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all; entire; whole; altogether

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after all; because; but; even; too; as well

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aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

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even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

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wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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(some) more; even more; longer; further

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to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

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to become; to amount to

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spring; fountain

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clean; pure; chaste

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desert

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to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

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crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

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breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

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such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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disgrace; humiliation

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what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

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silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

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van; truck; delivery van

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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only; nothing but

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

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few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

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(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

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more than usual

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to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

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further; above; anymore

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why; how

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even though; despite; when

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