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boil in water

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wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)

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common bean; green bean

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dish dressed with sesame sauce

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just; fair; proper; reasonable

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

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kabosu (type of citrus fruit) (Citrus sphaerocarpa)

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sake; Japanese rice wine

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180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)

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substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

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from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

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perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite

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red-light district

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prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished

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long life; longevity

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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assorted grains; cereals; millet

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it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

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related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

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ancestor; forefather; foremother

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collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

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strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly

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to close (one's eyes); to shut

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to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

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saliva; spit; sputum

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profit; earnings

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capital stock

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several tens

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Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens

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grandfather; male senior-citizen

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

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paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

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situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

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soft drink

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swig; gulp

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wax myrtle (Myrica rubra); asian bog myrtle

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heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low

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to bear fruit; to ripen

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taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at

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it may be because

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clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

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outsider; someone outside of a group

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to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

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early in the morning

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engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

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