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to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way

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this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means

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circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars

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written oath; covenant; pledge

1

to finish

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half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position

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opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable

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carrying pole; shoulder pole; milkmaid's yoke

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to bear; to shoulder

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to carry; to bring (to a place)

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to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

2

being left out; being ostracized

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bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile

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prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract

2

focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make

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estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation

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to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

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to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

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to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order

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the same as always; day after day

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detailed statement; detailed account; minute description; specifications; list of particulars

2

favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape

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to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone

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difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

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ahem

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pangs of conscience

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tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

3

share price manipulation

1

engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

1

eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

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type of stew, usu. fish or vegetables in a mild broth; fish grilled unseasoned and then simmered slowly in soy and mirin broth

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling

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ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides

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mabo nasu; fried eggplant with minced meat and chili sauce

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numerous; many

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milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter

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cooking sake

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mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval

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beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf

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dipping sauce

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electric hot plate; hotplate; electric griddle

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salted butter

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burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)

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both sides; two sides; double-sided

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soy-based sauce

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collaboration

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evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress

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onion (Allium cepa)

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bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum

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