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Maki

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Cantonese (language)

15

wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

1

authentic account

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online dating website

2

to discount

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amorous adventure; love affair

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hearsay; learning by hearsay

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promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU

3

ruler; measure

1

(sharp) creak; squeak

2

extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess

1

you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber

1

when; at what moment; what time

1

child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood

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ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate

1

to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated

1

prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering

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courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker

1

Tokyo Bay

1

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly

2

Erie; Eri; Ealy; Eley

10

doggie; pooch; bow-wow

2

to bail out (water); to scoop out

1

hula (dance)

1

Daniel; Daniele; Danielle; Daniell

16

ad lib; ad-lib

1

Hong Kong; Hongkong

13

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

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being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear

1

kidnapping; kidnaping

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to shoot to death

2

icon

2

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

1

resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness

1

taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

2

mafia

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lanthanum (La); lantern

2

whole story; full picture; full particulars

1

(car) horn; klaxon

1

alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap

1

the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)

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producer (film, TV, etc.)

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figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

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claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection

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to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

1

old man; old geezer

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