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scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

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cooked rice; something one never grows tired of

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several months

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thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

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to be smeared; to be covered

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lactic fermentation; lactic acid fermentation

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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amusement; fun; brief entertainment

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tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement

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to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

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lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering

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to have a smattering knowledge of

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probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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glossy; bright; slick

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Tokyo style

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Tokyo Bay

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shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

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baby

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just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

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at that time; in those days

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed

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chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

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fire; conflagration

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use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

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to prohibit

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to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

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to spread; to be propagated

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited

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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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victory or defeat; victory and defeat

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corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

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to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

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unexplored

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to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

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fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit

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(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

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will; volition; intention; intent; determination

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will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream

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to find out

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explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

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to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

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fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

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grandpa; granddad

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obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person

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