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thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

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instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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distinction

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than; from; out of; except; but; more

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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homemade bento containing food decorated to look like cute characters (from anime, etc.)

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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Kamen Rider (TV series, the titular character)

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princess

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(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

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small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to

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to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

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very popular; highly favoured

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(fine) art; the arts

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region; limits; stage; level

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well, I must admit ...

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blog; weblog

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flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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yikes; oops; eep; wow

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Sharaku (Edo period painter)

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ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

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as a child; when one was a child; childhood

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bread

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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additive-free

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to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

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organic

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satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

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to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

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fish sausage

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

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ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

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cheek

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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Michie; Mickey

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Minnie

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to be needed; to be wanted

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such; like that; that sort of; very

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unexpected meeting; coincidence

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choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

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to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

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(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

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