Vocabulary

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duplex (house)

in no way

being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place

being engaged in two trades at the same time; wearing two hats; having two irons in the fire; two pairs of straw sandals

dual system; double standard

stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump

No Admittance

by all means; at any cost; no matter what; at any rate; surely

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

very small (particularly of a room or flat)

all year round; all the time; year in and year out

to grow old

considering this age

wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

to enter a New Year

to grow old

the New Year dawns

unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age

the year ends

a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; a skilled hawk hides its talons

to rack one's brains

wavy hair

to get along well with

preaching to the deaf; chanting the nembutsu into a horse's ear

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

not insignificant; not to be sneezed at

someone (something) not to be trifled with

once a fool, always a fool; idiots will only be cured when they die

to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself

the team appears to be headed for defeat; strong indications of defeat

short (of a person)

back pain; backache

to double

to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)

(already) sold

to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one)

universal brotherhood; all eight corners of the world under one roof