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loan, credit card, etc. arrangement where one makes an extra payment on receiving a bonus

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vinegared rice topped with sliced raw tuna

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model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form

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daily wages; payment by the day

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dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone

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service center; call center

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to get going; to start off

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grandma; granny

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to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious

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elementary course

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ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic

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big news; important news

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distinguished service; meritorious service

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mille-feuille (type of pastry)

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skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping

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moment of death

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French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick

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manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work

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to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

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sending; forwarding; shipping

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to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious

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blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

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firmly; solidly; heartily

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growth period (in children)

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kindergarten pupil; kindergartener

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delivery

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(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way

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answering machine; answer phone

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feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted

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filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)

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accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice

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soy sauce; shoyu

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alma mater

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

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to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions

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serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis

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to look down on; to condescend

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to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain

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economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless

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from the beginning; from scratch

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clearing one's throat; cough

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hourly pay; hourly wage

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loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)

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vibrator

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third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture

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capable of anything; liable to do

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enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ

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to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)

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nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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