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distillery

2

Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night

1

cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do

1

Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)

1

great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted

2

gorge; ravine

4

once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)

1

cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink

1

Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)

1

chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake

1

under construction

1

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1

some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)

1

redevelopment

2

commercial affairs

1

to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

1

Miyagi (prefecture)

4

exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable

1

glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle

1

fast horse

1

landlord; landlady

1

to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

1

jumping to a wrong conclusion

1

three days

1

being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

1

amount; quantity

1

supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

1

from the beginning

1

interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter

1

okay; sure; okey-dokey

1

sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

1

what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?

1

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

2

cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

1

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

1

dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy

1

weeping; lamenting

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

1

to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

1

water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating

3

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

2

commerce; trade; business

1

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

1

Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful

15

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

2

section manager; section chief

1

lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

1

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

6

among these; between these; of these

1