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temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

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change

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seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment

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salad

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hey!; over here!

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heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

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light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms

1

sounds

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three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

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arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food

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even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

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to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise

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the early bird gets the worm

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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to eat; to drink

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to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate

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to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

1

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

1

lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

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delicious flavor; superb taste

1

vitality; energy; dynamism

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drowsily; nodding off

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sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death

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business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

1

a word or two

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knowing; (an) acquaintance

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to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

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old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

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calendar; almanac

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New Year

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every year; yearly; annually

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established practice; custom

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event; function

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relay station; post station; stage

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legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way

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to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point

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raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute

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guess; conjecture

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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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opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

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cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.

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to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

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in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

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long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse

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first day (e.g. at work, school); day one

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outward journey

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Edo period (1603-1868)

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barrier; checkpoint; checking station

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root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

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