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the very start; the very beginning

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chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake

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Afro

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French food

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pearl; Perl; purl (knitting stitch)

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spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit

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sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice

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the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking

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human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem

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cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision

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gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures

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sewing machine

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walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

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extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock

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coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)

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one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat

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beads

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somewhere to go; place to go

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email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone

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feverish; enthusiastic

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home economics

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Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

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Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)

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modest; reserved; quiet; humble

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it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

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our company; our firm

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cube

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tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed

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sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

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rough sketch

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Narita

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exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

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talk; chat

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Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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agreement; rule

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babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

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the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

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last train (of the day)

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seaside; seashore; coast; coastland

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oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi

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white flag; truce flag; surrender flag

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return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation

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whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)

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speed of sound

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thousand years; very long period; forever

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jellyfish; medusa

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fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

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elementary level; beginner level

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evening; last night; yesterday evening

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tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion

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