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hit parade

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sad; lonesome; desolate

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rice bran

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graffiti

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burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men

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sweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste

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over the top; thickly; heavily; richly

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sweet vinegar

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creamy (in flavor or texture)

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theme song

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pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked

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criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique

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shooting up one after another

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cooking

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to fetch; to go and get

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crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight

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becoming numb; becoming desensitized

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no!; don't!; tsk!

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gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

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salty-sweet

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tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team

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feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture

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thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency

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astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style

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aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food

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I've got to be going; I must go

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falsely similar; counterfeit

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to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table

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one digit; one column; the "ones" column

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completely; fully; entirely

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Kansai dialect

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national holiday; public holiday

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collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street

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several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

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period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

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Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine

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preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking

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tolerance; broad-mindedness

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(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people

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timer; clock register

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somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely

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chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness

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omelette; omelet

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ketchup; catsup

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shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)

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preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school

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anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means

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okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables

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the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional

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