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preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear

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paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow

1

midterm examination

1

to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude

2

malicious; deliberately mean

1

question; query

6

step-up; advance; progress; increase

2

artistic

1

targeted at individuals

1

enthusiastic praise

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

2

there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)

1

long life

3

to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future

1

to dispose of; to sell off

2

tank (military vehicle); chariot

1

name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)

1

swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird

4

(on the) verge of death

2

shaking like a jelly; jellylike

1

livelihood; subsistence; business; trade; profession

2

to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

2

to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken

2

superior; excellent; fine

1

pleasant sleep

3

Mr.; Mrs.; Ms.

1

sexual desire; physical love; Eros (Greek god); Eros (asteroid); event-related optical signal; EROS

4

ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg

2

sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy

1

what's what; heads or tails

2

(you're) dirty!; (you have) cooties!

1

egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

1

distant; cold; formal

1

instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles

1

half a lifetime

1

squatting (usu. with elbows on knees)

1

antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene

1

thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal

2

beef jerky

1

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

2

casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat

1

visiting a temple for another

1

elevation; height above sea level

1

trapezius muscle

1

Armageddon

1

to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake

1

erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty

2

to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings

1

to kneel

2

leavings; leftovers

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