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unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

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as everyone knows; needless to point out

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class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

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foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

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isn't it great?; carnival-like religious celebrations (e.g. dancing festivals) that occurred across Japan from June 1867 to May 1868

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high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse

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perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite

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kindergarten enrollment fee; kindergarten enrolment fee; park entrance fee

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disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to

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sympathy; empathy; response

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set

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counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

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both hands; both arms; ten

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cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

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gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables

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miso soup

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tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

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the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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tide; current; tendency; trend

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sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

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octopus

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kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

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sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar

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large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

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ill-mannered; rude

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kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)

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dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

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cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

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to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

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cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed); cucumber makizushi

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favourite dish (favorite); favourite food

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section; cross section; profile

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flat part of the top of the cranium; plate-like depression on the top of a kappa's head

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similar to; like

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treasure

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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way; method; means; resource; course

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personal history

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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

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snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily

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home area; home town; local

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tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

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one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game

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