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xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling

1

war photographer; combat cameraman

1

Tsugaru Strait

1

pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers

1

Chinatown

2

severe; harsh

1

test period; exam period; examination time

1

my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences

1

date spot; dating spot

1

one room apartment; studio apartment

4

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

1

small-time candy store

1

one's family (home) background (environment)

2

kidnapping; kidnaping

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

2

prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant

1

to share

1

measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)

1

croquette

1

path; lane

1

to tell a lie; to fib

1

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

1

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

1

surveillance camera; security camera

2

good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto

1

close; intimate; on good terms

1

getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

1

mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

1

to finish dyeing

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

2

to keep a promise; to keep one's word

1

huge success

1

good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield

18

evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

1

oof; ough; ulp

1

pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

1

rich person

1

to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation

1

little finger; pinky; little toe

1

disguise; masquerade

2

Yokohama (city)

1

what do you want?; can I help you?

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

1

unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

1

for the first time in one's life

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

to be photographed; to be projected

1

(somebody else's) parents; both parents

1

what day; how many days

1