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lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)

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to share

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soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

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charity; almsgiving

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loss-cutting; cutting one's losses

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wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking

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wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing

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jade plant (Crassula argentea, Crassula ovata)

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tenth; tithe

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things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that

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extra effort; one small touch; small twist

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good match for an opponent; worthy (e.g. rival)

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to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot

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practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect

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borrowing without returning

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once more; again

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it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one)

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figurative expression; metaphorical expression

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growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring

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to purchase; to buy in

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bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)

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meatball

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to find it hard to say

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fraud; swindle

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thank you for your continued patronage

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business ability; business acumen

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to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up

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to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain

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paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed

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generous; broad-minded; big-hearted

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gambling; competition; game (of chance)

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to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

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grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something

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obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded

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to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black

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heavy loss

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nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be

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remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

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vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode

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to take to task; to take it out on

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mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

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to look around; to tour

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to work hard; to make an effort

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major dealer; wealthy merchant

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to set up shop; to open a store

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to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)

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to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf

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first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm

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unlucky

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skill

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