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hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)

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vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi

8

apartment with one bedroom and a combined living room, dining room and kitchen

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student of a women's college; female university student

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unlocking an achievement

1

harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross

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gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

2

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

2

one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)

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home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning

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natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix

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to let (food) cool slightly after cooking

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amount of water

1

lucky; fortunate

2

allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation

1

my condolences

1

reserved; engaged

1

brewing (sake); distilling (e.g. whisky)

1

to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own

1

son-in-law

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joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company

1

brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

1

to take care of

1

bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter

1

symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation

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to become vigorous; to gain force; to prosper; to thrive; to be in heat; to be in rut

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soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu

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to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

2

salmon

2

imitation crab meat; crab sticks

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fish sausage

3

fish sausage

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cream cheese

3

red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood

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tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura

2

tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter

2

dropout; quitter; deserter

1

opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

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to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table

2

rolling by hand (e.g. sushi roll, cigarette); winding by hand (e.g. watch); hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped); windup watch; mechanical watch

1

exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable

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seasoning; flavoring; flavouring

1

sad news; news of a death; death notice

2

to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

1

to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another

4

dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

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bodyguard

2

strong person; the strong; the powerful

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light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder

3

gas station; petrol station; filling station

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