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okonomiyaki restaurant

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special; TV special

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tradition; convention

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okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments

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match; game; bout; contest

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established practice; custom

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event; function

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pork

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beef

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marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish

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cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

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sauce; Worcestershire sauce

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mayonnaise

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bursting with juice; oozing with savory juices (esp. when bitten); with a gloss (e.g. makeup); with shine; sleekily

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to bear; to endure

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(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)

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large serving; large portion

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pork okonomiyaki; pork and egg

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a gap develops; a significant difference emerges

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chopsticks

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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refusal; rejection; denial; veto

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to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

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back of head

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I; me

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

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crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

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stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

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thank you

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meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

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well; now; then

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fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

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investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

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for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

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to compete with; to vie for

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

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unnecessary; needless

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at times; occasionally

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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joining a club

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permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon

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to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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solitude; loneliness; isolation

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aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary

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sooner or later

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competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

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soon; shortly; before long

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