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various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

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tatami-matted

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room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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of course; certainly; naturally

7

rooftop

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beer garden

2

ah; oh; hey!

12

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

pronunciation; production of sound

2

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

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to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

9

inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan

1

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

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to be (doing)

2

novelist; fiction writer

1

author; writer; novelist; artist

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

2

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction

2

adult; grown-up

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lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

1

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

2

should do; ought to do

1

anguish; trouble; agony

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

2

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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talk; story; conversation

2

erotic novel; amorous novel; pornographic novel

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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bestseller

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most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece

1

rope; cord; policeman's rope

2

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

1

subject; theme

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

4

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

2

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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boneless ham

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beautiful woman

2

to hang; to hang up

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

2

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

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contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

2

SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall

3

master; masterhand; maestro

2

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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