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yakisoba sandwich

3

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

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(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto

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beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic

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koala

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Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo

3

having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance

1

what's the matter?

1

brown coal; lignite

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is it?

3

baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread

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to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)

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knitting; knitted material; crochet

1

best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest

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Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)

4

successor

1

each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

1

cheap sweets

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B; b

1

gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure

1

to be superior to

1

big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)

2

presentation (e.g. of a gift)

1

to let someone say

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small-time candy store

2

fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome

1

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

1

with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like

1

stove; furnace; kiln

1

lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout

1

ordinary person

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greatly; very much; thanks a lot

1

not; nonexistent; not being (there)

1

semifinal

1

over-familiar

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Switzerland

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German (language)

1

fighting spirit

3

coming and going; commuting

1

blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)

1

A; a

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taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.

1

matcha; powdered green tea

1

timid; faint of heart

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dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon

1

unique; individual; original; unusual

1

to defeat

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted

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crystal

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