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establishment; foundation

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formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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financial situation

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

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food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life

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to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki

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surely; certainly; no doubt; must

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to lose money; to spend money

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rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)

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patronage; favour; favor; custom

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present (brought by a visitor); gift

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to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

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nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

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greeting; a fine thing to say

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short

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bribe; sweetener; douceur

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gift; present; tip; bribe

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absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted

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necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses

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highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

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need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist

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please accept (this)

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necklace

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to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)

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among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

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special selection; finest pick; top pick

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excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem

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high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

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to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)

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we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

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unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison

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others; other people

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lady; nobleman's wife

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refined; admirable; superb

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wiles; art of coaxing

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inheritance from a parent (property, trait, physique, etc.)

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younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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inheritance; something given or received

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present; gift

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one's own property; possessions

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male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women

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to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off

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husband

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humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

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cold; short; curt; blunt

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hard to do

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easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

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