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other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

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snivel; nasal mucus; snot

2

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

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draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie

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extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

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jealousy

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proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress

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first Sanskrit alphabet letter (in esoteric Buddhism symbolizes the source of all things)

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look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...

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benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings

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ignorant people

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lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)

2

prayer and austerities

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practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)

1

prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity

1

bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane

1

aunt; middle-aged lady

1

spice; spices; condiment

1

smelling of incense; overly pious

1

running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices

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(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

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to be enthralled by; to be disguised as

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end; close; finish; termination

2

reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end

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certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord

1

change in appearance; transformation

2

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

2

often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to

1

fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

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foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)

4

our

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in case of; at that time; at this time

2

nose medicine (e.g. nasal spray); bribe; hush money; soothing sweets (for a child)

2

blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding

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at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment

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trembling with fear; filled with trepidation

2

to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown

1

(arch.) beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer); hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)

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threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

1

to rise; to erect; to get up

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to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language

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goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

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novel; new; unfamiliar; hear for the first time

1

tricksters; deceivers; fey creatures; monsters; goblins

2

set phrase; idiomatic expression

1

mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)

1

lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)

1

spirit; soul; ghost

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vague; obscure; vast; boundless

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kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)

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