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every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each

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bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

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demand for; request

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to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

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flat; even; level

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local specialty; special product (of a region)

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nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)

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town; city; municipal; urban

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panel

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to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

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to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

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simple; plain

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Kitakata (city)

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close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing

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characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)

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whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

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Chinese-style fried rice

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crab omelet on rice

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(United States of) America; USA; US

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cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

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North Pole; the Arctic

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Tom; Thom; Tomu

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Crusoe

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rice (esp. when served on a plate)

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daddy

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breakfast

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no-hit, no-run game; no-hitter

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urine

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California

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farm; firm

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rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)

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strong opposition; vehement opposition

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serial; cereal

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(husked grains of) rice

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to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

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vexatious; troublesome; complicated

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counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.

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object; body; solid

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Japanese (people, language, style)

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thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee

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hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

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pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise

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delicious; appetizing; appetising

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to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)

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from (this, here, etc.); since (this)

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Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)

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to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together

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glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception

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advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview

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at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

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