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misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum

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winter vegetables

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fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll

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kite flying

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department of English literature

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osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays

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to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve

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Happy New Year

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past (exam) question collection

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no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price

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black soybean

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first grandchild

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seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi

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beautiful skin

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to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

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(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple

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younger child

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trivial; not amounting to much

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just; fair; proper; reasonable

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parental authority

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castle tower; keep; donjon

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mother

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heartburn; sour stomach

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how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage

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to pluck; to pick; to nip off

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comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

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pardon me for leaving (first)

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Hiro; Hilo

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second (in a series)

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making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform

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Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

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(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification

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entrance examination

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

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parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade

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studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

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sobbing; sob; weeping

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to get a phone call

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all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die

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unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool

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disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

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the very picture of ...

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muscular pain; myalgia

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to overeat

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fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight

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midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year

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salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse

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constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

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since then

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