curse to ask God or a magical power to harm someone
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池袋に行って，映画の前売券を買ってきました。
しかし，あと十日あるとはいえ，82番ですわ。
ラジオ英会話(2014年1月8日）
be instrumental in (doing) sth to be important in making something happen:
He was instrumental in developing links with European organizaitions.
take sth <-> up to become interested in a new activity and to spend time
doing it: Roger took painting up for a while, but soon lost interest.
；一度辞書を引いているが，忘れていました。
be self-taught having learned a skill or subject by reading about it,
practicing it etc yourself, rather than in a school:
She received some education at night school, but was largely self-taught.
sight-read to play or sing written music when you look at it for the first time
jam also jam out to play music in an informal way with other people
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