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if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy

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house wine

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vineyard

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being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker; smooth-talker

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to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

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to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone

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the original

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to sweep away the stresses of the day; to unwind; to refresh the mind

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to boil; to seethe

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to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show

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to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel

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hair dyeing

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door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician

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to hurry; to hasten

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rondo

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well-informed; learned

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a knowing look

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it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order

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being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it

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over-the-knee socks; overknee socks

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to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself

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hobby friend; friend gained through common interests or personality

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chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan

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hedonism

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welcoming honored guests (esp. from overseas)

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preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear

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to have one's ability acknowledged by others; to be appreciated for one's skill

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mild; mild-mannered; gentle

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timely; opportune; conveniently; in good season

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scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin

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not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure

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sand; grit

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contract (entered into on the basis of a promise or previous agreement); formal agreement; contract at hand

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product name; name of an article

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conditions of a contract; terms of a contract

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to prove fortunate

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crude; philistine; uncultivated; uneducated; vulgar

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to slash downward; to cut down

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ashes and dust

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to become famous

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being used to socializing with men (of a woman)

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military aspect

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blitzkrieg; lightning war

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eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)

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Pao

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glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception

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highest level; high-water mark

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prematurity

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threshing (e.g. rice)

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being on stage without respite; performing continuously; staying out the entire time; being in attendance continuously (e.g. at a meeting)

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