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acquisition of a qualification

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fresh, young ears of rice

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between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

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strict; close; precise; scrupulous

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with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

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being rather confused; looking somewhat dismayed (perturbed)

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office workers; office staff; clerical staff

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fight outside the stadium; fighting outside the ring

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pragmatism

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incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification

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friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife

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to clear away; to remove; to demolish

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asking would be rude; tasteless question

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low dining table; tea table

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tattling; telling on (someone)

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if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

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to start working; to take action

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to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles

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(circuit) tester; micrometer

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all that one has; all that there is; the whole

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to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back

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veil of darkness; curtain of night

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rustling of leaves; rustling of grass

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to be or remain always on hand

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limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter

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to twist off

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greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

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clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)

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main door at the front of a house; front shutters

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third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture

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China; Chinese food

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name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)

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starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)

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drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink

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neutral colour; neutral color; achromatic (colour, color)

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normal serving; medium-sized portion

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pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables

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containing more onions or leeks than usual (of gyudon, etc.)

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large serving; large portion

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to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

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fashion magazine

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sex ratio; gender ratio

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bar; crowbar

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to start eating

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polished rice; (uncooked) white rice

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setting a place; setting the table

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soup

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rich person

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directions; instructions; orders; command

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teacup

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