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grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt

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pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine

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fish pickled in rice-bran paste (esp. mackerel)

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eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

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type of stew, usu. fish or vegetables in a mild broth; fish grilled unseasoned and then simmered slowly in soy and mirin broth

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turnip (Brassica rapa)

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tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables

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mushroom

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old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book

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manners; behavior; behaviour

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extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

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to become hungry

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in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

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rice bowl

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bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink

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round, wooden container for cooked rice

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

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many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

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next term; next period; next version; next release

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to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

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adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

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to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

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father

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mother

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to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face

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retirement

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out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly

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acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for

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heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family

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to declare; to plead

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innate ability; innate talent; natural gift

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ordinary; sensible; commonplace

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small; fine; detailed; stingy

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custom; practice; convention; precedent

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easily; readily; with ease; without trouble

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to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

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retainer; vassal; servant

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baby

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one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path

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to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

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prosperity; thriving; flourishing

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ruin; destruction; fall

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Meiji Restoration (1868)

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to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience

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motive power; driving force

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unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous

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ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

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meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

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to bear fruit; to ripen

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mind and body

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