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fear; misgivings

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goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste

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Yahagi

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digestion; digestibility

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Kyoto-style grilled fish; fish slices pickled overnight in Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste, then grilled

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chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

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Tachiishi

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soft-hearted; susceptible; sentimental; tender-hearted

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immoral

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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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termite; white ant

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head chef

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to do a silly thing

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archery range; brothel (covering up as an archery range)

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steep (mountain); precipitous; hard (life); difficult; troubled

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small token of one's sentiments; just slightly; only a bit

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okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu

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adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger

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double agent

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the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering

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dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression

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local specialty; local special dish

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opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province

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member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)

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to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice

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blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect

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bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check

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to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood

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to get back together (with a former partner)

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to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)

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one's legal wife

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to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching

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well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances

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downright lie

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unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid

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miscalculation

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fundraising; financing; cash flow

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to settle; to finish; to bring to an end

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guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer

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irritation; annoyance; frustration

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official divorce registration papers

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chasing after women; womanizing

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gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

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premature death; untimely death; dying young

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trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

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to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

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unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly

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Yuuki

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waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess

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feminine handwriting; woman's hand

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