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patient

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threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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to behave modestly

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betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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slip of paper with a fortune-telling message; street fortune-teller

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to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

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Kansai dialect

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emergency; extraordinary; unusual

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suspicious-looking; fishy

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and yet; despite (all) that

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ordinary person

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ability; skill; facility

3

belch; eructation; burp

1

hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement

1

advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving

1

amusement; fun; brief entertainment

1

bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

1

natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent

1

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

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(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point

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for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

1

at; in; on

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to have a talk; to tell a story

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(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

2

is not; am not; are not

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at any rate; anyhow

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convenient; handy; useful

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secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

1

to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

1

versatility; multiplicity of use

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depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

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profitable; lucrative

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generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

2

feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

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abuse; misuse; perversion

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tremendous; immense

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power; authority; jurisdiction

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criminal; culprit

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control; management; supervision

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professional duties

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(not) very; (not) much

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to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

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well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

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brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

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cheating (on an examination); cribbing

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live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive

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