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取
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job satisfaction exploitation; trading off wages against "rewards"
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to be scattered around; to be all over the place
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to extort; to shake down (for money)
Examples
彼は彼女から多額の金をゆすり取った。
He extorted a large amount of money from her.
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to wet the lips of a dying person; to attend someone's last moments
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difficult (to obtain, receive permission, access, etc.); tough (to do, etc.)
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Idiomatic expression
attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither; falling between two stools; catching neither the horsefly nor the bee
Examples
そんなに欲をかいていると、虻蜂取らずになっちゃうよ。
Don't be so greedy or you'll wind up with nothing.
