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sambar

2

Auray (France)

5

something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous

1

foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine

1

Shougo

2

here I am; I'm home!

1

to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); (lit.) to be tied by the red string (of fate)

1

round, wooden container for cooked rice

1

man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger

1

Yumeko

1

boring; drilling

2

couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship

1

a real man would (shut up and) ...

1

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

1

mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)

1

spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work

1

female presence

1

all talk (and no action)

1

in that way; like that

1

rice ball

1

more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)

1

conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant

1

Japanese-style confectionary store

1

double date

2

club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities

1

to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings

1

idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

1

salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday

1

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

1

love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting

1

ouch

2

jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry

1

(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work

1

to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention

1

unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on

1

postcard; memo; note; card

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

1

stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure

1

to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)

1

hey; yo; hi

1

confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)

2

resignation; acceptance; consolation

1

Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty

1

seeming very

1

to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

1

late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer

1

former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend

9

to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal

1

sensual love; love affair

1

alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion

3