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sliced steak

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dish dressed with sesame sauce

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icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait

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imperial edict

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predisposition for love

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cannot make a living

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brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer

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drama serial

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stage directions

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to be on the right track; to go well

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to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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the next meeting

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photo exhibition; exhibition of photographs; photograph exhibition; photographic exhibition

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management

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ladies first

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special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours

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pure; clean; untouched; innocent

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Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)

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reading

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to become spring-like; to show signs of spring

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Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)

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image data; graphics data; digital image

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jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)

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sly old dog; old fox

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nonfiction

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hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire

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professionalism; professional awareness

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goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet

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being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

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nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about

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psychiatrist

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delivery

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one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman

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arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)

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attempted suicide

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musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)

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to add to; to insert

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to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

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Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)

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after staying up all night

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy

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to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits

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whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

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slacks

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how are you?

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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love story

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how many points

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