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money paid to authorities; money paid to the government; money forcibly collected by yakuza bosses from subordinate gang members; contributions levied by gangster organizations on subordinates; money paid to a feudal lord; tribute money

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to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded

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to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end

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one's principles and position

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just how; how (dare you)

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destruction; disruption; (application) crash

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to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

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and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

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year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)

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Christmas Eve

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to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

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Christmas party

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to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit

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Christmas tree

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to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip

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about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip

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air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon

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electric carpet

2

electric heater

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home heater

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December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

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snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently

1

energy conservation; economical use of energy

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household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics

1

undressing

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to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained

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insensitive person

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numeric; numerical

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self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke

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both sides; two sides; double-sided

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before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)

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melodic incoming call tones (esp. mobile telephones); ringtone; ring tone

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to straighten oneself

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puffed up

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during a telephone call; busy line

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manners; etiquette; polite behaviour

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figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

1

to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

1

charming; bewitching; enchanting

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small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings

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against; contrary to

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atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious

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to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

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war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle

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to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

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to interrupt (a person)

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confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

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single combat; duel; one-on-one fight

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violent emotion; passion; fury

2

to shake with rage

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