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crispy noodles

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sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3)

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garden sorrel (Rumex acetosa); cock sorrel; sour dock

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Heisei period (January 8, 1989-April 30, 2019)

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creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata); family crest shaped like creeping woodsorrel

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road repair

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mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar

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rape (Brassica rapa); common rape; cole; coleseed; coleseed greens

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boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)

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Lothian

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gathering edible wild plants

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to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull

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Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)

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black soybean

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lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone

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girly; girlie; girlish

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such a thing; something like that

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salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)

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lidded plastic container; Tupperware

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irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume

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demesne; estate; private land; private property

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cotton gloves; working gloves

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all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe

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to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward

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snow thaw; thawing

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telling a riddle

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what?; what'd you say?

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rice cakes; pounded mochi rice

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wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers

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hey; yo; hi

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older employee who does not have much actual work

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umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum

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to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)

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completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome

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heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

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physical work; manual labour (labor)

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cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing

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simply put; putting it simply; in short

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indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

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decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card

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to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)

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sour; acid

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picnic; outing; hike

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

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nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

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feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)

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to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew

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(husked grains of) rice

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in high spirits

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