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the last remaining piece (which people are reluctant to take for themselves)

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objectification; objectifying

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dish dressed with sesame sauce

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to be hesitant; to feel timid

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tea seed oil; camellia oil

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elementary school (in Japan; 1886-1941); primary school

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soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush

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firm tofu

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to carry a joke too far

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end of a string

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as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

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not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look

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colored pattern; coloured pattern

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decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly

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to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise

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Shin'ichi

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flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)

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knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

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jet black

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betrothal money

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to have a hard time of it

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through a fusuma

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to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances

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plain woman

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crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased

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wale (on the skin); welt; weal

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to get change back; to be more than enough

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to play it safe

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three-piece suit

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movement restriction

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picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak

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in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious

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in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard

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to be stiff; to be starchy

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horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad

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indirectly; obliquely

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lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk

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clothes rack

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in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes

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to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur

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age of a building

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central station

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words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it

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using every trick (in the book)

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down-market; popular; mass-market

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grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

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(doing something) in tears

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hot-tempered person

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countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel

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road to Hades

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