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laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

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to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

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skill; dexterity; master hand

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no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

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to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

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to have an eye on; to zero in on

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miracle; wonder; marvel

2

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

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meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

5

to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to

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prison; jail; gaol

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help; aid; assistance

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

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(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

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intention; idea; inclination; wish

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if it's the case

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maid; helper; help; assistance

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to rack one's brains

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tee-hee

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obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

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obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person

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stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

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acute ear; good ear

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pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

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second floor; upstairs

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manly; brave; heroic

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to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)

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ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

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matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman

2

marriage proposal; courtship

2

nothing; nil; naught; nought

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

2

to have a talk; to tell a story

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pluralizing suffix

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clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

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to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty

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empathy

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to overdo; to do too much

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sigh; long breath

3

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

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prisoner

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imprisonment

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to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

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(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics

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curtain; curtains

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to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

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shower

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exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day

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to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

2

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

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