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obstruction of business; interference with business

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incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

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francolin (partridge-like bird of genus Francolinus); (arch.) partridge (of genus Perdix)

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questions and answers; dialogue

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to go past; to pass; to pass by

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founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion

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correction; rectification; mending; repair

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to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry

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of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune

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memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

1

scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness

1

stop

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revision

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period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty

5

if I (we, etc.) could

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to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply

1

to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after

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surname; family name; last name

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dummy

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to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

1

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

1

younger days; youth

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to begin; to set about; to start

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thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully

1

burning low; waning; declining

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news article

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future; possible; potential; prospective

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public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus

1

healthy; sound; wholesome

1

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

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relationships formed by wealth will end when the money ends; the relationship ends when the money runs out; the end of money is the end of love

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harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

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groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

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in the end; on top of that

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waiter

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multitalented entertainer

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unsung hero; person who does a thankless task

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framed picture; framing (a picture); putting in a frame

1

scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle

2

overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par

1

respect

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to speak ill of; to disparage

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atelier; studio; workshop

1

pincers; nippers; pliers

1

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

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falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency

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setting a bad example to others

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attracting customers

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update

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shop; small store; business; firm

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