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firmly rooted; deep-seated

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procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen

2

belly; abdomen; stomach

4

same age

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hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket

3

thickly sliced bacon

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spinach (Spinacia oleracea)

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heartburn; sour stomach

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licensed chef; qualified cook

1

trial product; prototype model

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premium; premium; high-class; deluxe

2

with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished

1

membership card; member's card

1

when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

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unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)

2

obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase

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meanwhile; in the meantime

4

to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage

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opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

2

catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu

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udon with deep-fried tofu

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udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

5

origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors

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noodles; (arch.) flour

3

(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

3

staple food

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fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

4

intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness

3

naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding

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reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground

2

okay; sure; okey-dokey

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one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

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early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

2

white

5

Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion

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kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.

1

coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment

1

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

3

to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite

1

even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage

3

congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder

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school cafeteria

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notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

2

sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)

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at the window; by the window; next to the window

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to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight

2

special seat; box seat

2

worry; anxiety; concern

5

this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)

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