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common use; communal use; sharing

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Yoshiyuki

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exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)

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phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress

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to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about

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below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin

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to rub; to scrub; to scrape

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to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

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combined living room, dining room and kitchen

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loft

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kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

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newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper

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to remove; to move out of the way

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awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

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bandage; dressing

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patterned cloth

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to make tea

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roasted green tea

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unsteady steps; bobbing

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pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia

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blow; hit (on the body); beating

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cane; walking stick; staff; wand

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premises search; household search

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spot check; snap inspection; surprise test

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bra

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chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser

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wild boar and domestic pig hybrid

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the second ...

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depending on; dependent on

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to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)

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reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

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tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line

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I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

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clenched fist

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to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of

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shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)

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Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce

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on hand; readily available

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nursery school pupil

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to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried

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hiding one's embarrassment

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good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit

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match (contest); to match with; to go well with

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strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame

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tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome

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damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy

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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.

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semicircle

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