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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

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scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

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language of one's country; mother tongue; native language

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slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

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before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

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price hike; mark-up

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both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other

2

colour; color; hue; tints

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roof

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round; spherical; circular

2

paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern

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pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

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Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei); Chusan palm; hemp palm

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symmetry; second person

1

to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

3

boiled and half-dried bonito

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language

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messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

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to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

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house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly

2

with a momentary flash of light

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scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)

4

gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by

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shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

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uproar; disturbance

3

rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality

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to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse

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just before

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to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

3

don't worry; no worries; never mind

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this evening; tonight

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going together

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to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

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to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

no way; no chance

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execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

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around the clock; day and night

1

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

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to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

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couch; bench; ottoman

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to begin to drink

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to relax; to feel at home

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tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

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pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning; suspension; dangling; hanging

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muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking

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leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food

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posture; stance

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to begin to speak

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celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

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to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

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