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to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)

to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in

to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay

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

to loiter (on the way); to waste time

to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head

to be struck by a chance blow; to be embroiled in; to be caught up in; to be dragged into

to be deceived

to suffer a blast or indirect blow; to be subject to the surplus force of an impetus

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

to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread

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

to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone

to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged

to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay

to be left behind

to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)

to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged

to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick

to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay

to loiter (on the way); to waste time

some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste

some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste

to depend on somebody for food and lodging; to be treated coldly; to be kept in a low position

to go on waiting only to be disappointed; to wait in vain

to live on air; to live on nothing; to live without a means of income

to go to prison; to serve a prison term; (lit.) to eat foul-smelling food

to have the tables turned on one

to be betrayed unexpectedly; to be stabbed in the back; to be double-crossed

untroubled; unworried; unaffected

to beat a grand champion

too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes); playing the dandy ruins a man

to be evicted

to be scolded (mainly used theatrically)

don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous); (lit.) if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep