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Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

1

to see through; to see the true nature of something

1

greeting; a fine thing to say

1

Kyoto (city, prefecture)

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taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

1

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

1

if is not; if are not

2

correction; revision; amendment

1

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

2

temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

3

welcome home

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

1

right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

1

depending on; dependent on

2

going together

1

how can (one) do something

1

discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

1

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

1

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

funds; capital

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

1

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

1

to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

1

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

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to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

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trouble; bother; annoyance

2

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

1

just one person; only one

1

to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

1

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

1

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

1

cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

1

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

2

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

1

urgency; emergency

1

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

1

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

1

lady; gentleman; person

1

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

1

will not do; do not; does not

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