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the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

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irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating

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to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

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ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

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roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)

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bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

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ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun for good luck

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favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction

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goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle

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takoyaki; octopus dumplings

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shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

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to walk down the road

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comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)

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steam; vapour; vapor

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katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito

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to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell

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shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

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moment by moment; hour by hour

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toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)

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alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)

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method; way; manner; process; procedure; means

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opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

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weariness (from); fatigue; tiredness; exhaustion

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nonchalant air; unruffled air

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attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)

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vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

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(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

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explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)

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scattering (in all directions)

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ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

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offensive strength; offensive power; striking power

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sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart

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jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos

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(sense of) taste; palate

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obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check

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festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

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deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)

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empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

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to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

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accelerator (pedal); gas pedal

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newborn; newly born

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pug (variety of dog)

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other crimes; further offenses; further offences

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false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes

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former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos; covert filming

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counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless

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