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lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

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healthy; sound; wholesome

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curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

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waitress

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manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)

2

haunted house

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to look down (on); to condescend (to)

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great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

2

Oiwa

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old name for part of Hyogo prefecture

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plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

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languidly; loosely

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to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

1

white kimono in which dead person is dressed

1

full impact; packing a punch

1

instant; moment; for an instant

2

impulse; impetus; urge

1

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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to carry out a scheme

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script; screenplay; scenario

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

2

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

1

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

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to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

1

a word or two

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

1

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

1

being on stage without respite; performing continuously; staying out the entire time; being in attendance continuously (e.g. at a meeting)

1

(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent

1

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

1

authenticity; credibility

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

3

adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)

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draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

3

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

1

Japanese clothes

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tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge

2

consequence; outcome; result; blame

2

that is to say; so that means

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

2

grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

1

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

1

setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

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sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)

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crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

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having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

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second

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