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direct from the farm; farm-fresh

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don't feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they're too delicious, because they'll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility)

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return pass; return path

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Haga

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CREN

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Akiko

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autumn eggplant; eggplant picked eaten in the autumn

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Kenji

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cleanser

2

pipe laying; plumbing

1

severe punishment

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all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain

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mixing

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food cooked by steaming

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not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer

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the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat

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Arima

1

school violence

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hard to read

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program guide; (TV) channel guide

1

type of stew, usu. fish or vegetables in a mild broth; fish grilled unseasoned and then simmered slowly in soy and mirin broth

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bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger

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low-risk

2

balsamic vinegar

2

belch; eructation; burp

1

company secret

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emptiness is form; illusion of the reality of matter

1

(the) defense

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titubation; shaking; swinging

1

restating; restatement

1

drying in the shade

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high return

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low-ranking ninja

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acetic acid

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(student) exchange; study abroad

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lemon squash

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there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means

1

leak of official secrets; leaking of confidential information

1

court of inquiry; court of enquiry

4

pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes

1

number of lines; linage

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error (in the operation of a machine, vehicle, etc.); operation mistake; operational error

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to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

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plaster or mortar-covered wall

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elbow joint

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Ninja clan master; highest-ranking ninja

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form is emptiness; matter is void; all is vanity

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seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed

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if you insist

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loincloth

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