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tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate

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in this case

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interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

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strict; close; precise; scrupulous

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hesitantly; timidly; diffidently

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to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)

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to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

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Rue, Somme

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extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

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plate; dish

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dozens; scores of; decades

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to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)

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disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)

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construction; establishment

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(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer

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with a great deal of effort; laboriously

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cooked rice; meal

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snow; snowfall

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ski slope

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full length; total length; overall length

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octopus; fool; idiot

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kraken

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to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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ocean; large sea; fabric pattern

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to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)

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seafood

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porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake

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a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

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spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen

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ability to think up names; knack for naming things

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arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food

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mollusc; mollusk

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healthy

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soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu

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to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

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to mix; to stir; to blend

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entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses

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vinegar

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if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...

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shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

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bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull

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to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

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the place for; the time for; the level of

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uproar; disturbance

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to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

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coarse; crude

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marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish

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flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative

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warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

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