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strong; hard; manly

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bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours

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Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area

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Chiba (city, prefecture)

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residing; living; dwelling

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

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current obsession; current kick; personal obsession

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onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

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righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

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salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)

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cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)

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umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum

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Western style

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arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation

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meatball

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entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning

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sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)

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fresh cream

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chocolate

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taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)

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July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

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Cancer (constellation); the Crab

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type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)

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Osaka prefecture

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summer

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home area; home town; local

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Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

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takoyaki; octopus dumplings

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samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to

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type of occupation; occupational category

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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uniform

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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military commander

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armor; armour

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silhouette

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to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate

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