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(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

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I; me; you; manservant

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having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

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was; were

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coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

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sake; Japanese rice wine

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dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing

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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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line; queue; procession; matrix

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ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant

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(Western) soup

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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

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-ish; -like

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

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to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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she; her; girlfriend

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before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

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I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

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handmade soba

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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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immediately; right away; at once; instantly

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to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

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to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

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that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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one year ago

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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I; me

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liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

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nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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to answer; to reply

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myself; yourself; I; me; you

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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

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at times; occasionally

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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

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to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

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