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for the present; for the time being

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misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle

3

to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

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very recently; in the very recent past

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to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice

2

wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)

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perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

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to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

1

to guess; to estimate

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(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

2

briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

3

to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of

2

calm; composed; cool; quiet

2

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

2

history; pedigree; lineage

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formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)

1

barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

2

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing

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monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

1

indignation; resentment

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unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

2

as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree

3

beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy

1

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

3

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

2

Alfons

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to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone

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filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty

1

the lower classes; the masses; the common people; underclass; riffraff

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objection; dissent; protest

4

barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

2

affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

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to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

2

overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky

2

unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

2

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

5

to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself

2

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

2

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

2

awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

2

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

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to triumph; to be elated with success

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laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

3

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

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to be all smiles

4

banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping

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