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prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

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avocado (Persea americana)

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salad

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shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

1

dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)

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(Western) soup

1

work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of

1

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

1

stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

1

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

4

spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration

1

smile

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considerably; greatly; a lot

1

to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to

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voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

2

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

3

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

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critical moment; do-or-die situation

1

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

5

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

2

adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration

1

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

4

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

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suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

2

particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

3

counter for people

4

older brother and younger sister

3

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

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to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

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absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

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beautiful woman; (a) beauty

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wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

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voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)

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swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird

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small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

1

goddess

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guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

6

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

3

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

6

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

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to talk; to chat; to chatter

6

heat up

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bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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

2