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red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans

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between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

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sieve (for reducing soft solids to a pulp); pressing (food) through a sieve; pureeing (using a sieve)

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ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)

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chignon (in a Japanese hair-style)

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to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

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summertime; summer season

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Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)

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fishing gear; fishing tackle

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to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread

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effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

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fermentation; zymosis

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great success; huge success

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wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate

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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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use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

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to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others

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to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after

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proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

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childhood

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counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

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

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

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Yellow River (China)

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gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons

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force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse

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to ascend; to go up; to climb

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multiplication table; times table

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gateway to success

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common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

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fib; exaggeration (of the truth); snow job

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cut into cubes; diced

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shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish

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rice flour; rice flour dough

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pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

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pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)

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wheat; barley; oat (oats)

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muteness; speech impairment

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(arch.) slow witted fellow; (arch.) counter-hero; (arch.) lie; (arch.) nonsense; Yotaro (rakugo character)

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prohibition against hunting and fishing

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common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

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to make one's rounds; to patrol

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government official

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)

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thank you

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

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state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture

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tropical fish

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company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body

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