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Wednesday

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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jūbako; multi-tiered food box

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lidded cane basket

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to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched

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noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)

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(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

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lunch box; bento box

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shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

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to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir

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with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

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negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

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cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing

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yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

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uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

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casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables

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with a snap; with a flick; wide-eyed; with a flick (of eyelids); with a crackle (of a fire); with a rustle

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hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes

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thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

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advice

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grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

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to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

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to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)

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serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not

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just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

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to become pale; to turn pale

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to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around

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assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)

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ketchup; catsup

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mustard

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tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

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bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving

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to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)

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pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

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another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking

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nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

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to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)

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does not match (one's, its) appearance

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shall ...; to assume; to suppose

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening

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reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect

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keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently

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mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

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with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden

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to be completely still

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good boy; good girl

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unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

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thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

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these guys; these fellows

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