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cooking; food preparation

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to become possible; to become able to (do)

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scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

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probable; likely

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beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf

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to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat

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with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily

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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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with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully

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sake cup

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sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim

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to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in

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(husband and wife) both working; dual income

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exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

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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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mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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event; function

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to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes

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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

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glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)

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regret; repentance

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my; one's own; personal; privately owned

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cold sake

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easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable

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to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

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half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less

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knowledge; information

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cold storage; refrigeration

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room

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ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%

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price; cost

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to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

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Niigata (city, prefecture)

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little by little; bit by bit; sparingly

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to grow up; to become an adult

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cheek

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to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

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willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

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bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

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lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

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to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

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teacup

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roasted green tea

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troublesome; bothersome

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to begin to drink

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