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話
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to require the care of others; to need to be looked after; to be troublesome; to be a nuisance; to be a handful
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too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
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甘い話にだまされる人もいる。
Some are deceived by fair words.
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telephone booth; telephone box
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一番近くの電話ボックスはどこですか。
Where is the nearest telephone box?
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Formal or literary term; Conjunction
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
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busy (phone)
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お話し中、ごめんなさい。
Excuse me for interrupting you.
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(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
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ティムの社長はあてにならないもうけ話をティムに約束した。
Tim's employer promised him pie-in-the-sky benefits.
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fable; allegory
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以下の一節は有名な寓話からの引用です。
The following passage is a quotation from a well-known fable.
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folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
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彼は日本の民話を教科書用に纏めた。
He compiled a Japanese folklore anthology for use in schools.
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during a telephone call; busy line
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電話中に切れてしまいました。
I was cut off while I was speaking.
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to get a phone call
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お邪魔してすみませんが、あなたに電話がかかっています。
I'm sorry to disturb you, but there's a phone call for you.
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long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
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昔は長電話して、よく怒られたものだ。
I used to get yelled at for hogging the phone.
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inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known