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cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman

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monaural; monophonic; mono

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sketch; rough draft

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Arabic (language)

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talk show

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basking in the sun

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toward the end

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wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish

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by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus

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expression; presentation

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dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing

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here and there; in places

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to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence

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depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...

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fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger

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eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

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violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)

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suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap

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immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official

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languidly; loosely

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strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness

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change (for a purchase); toilet splashback

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owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

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in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business

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100 yen

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to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

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to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone

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tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish

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nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear

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sobbing; sob; weeping

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gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon

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to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

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aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion

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star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star

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standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

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sound of rainfall

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absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

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simply (cannot)

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serialization; serialisation; serial story

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May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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social networking service; SNS

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

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to be palatable; to suit one's taste

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eavesdropping; tapping

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to wipe; to dry

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

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new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)

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