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noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

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selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion

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obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

3

day and night; around the clock; always; constantly

1

diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies

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pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

2

that field; the authorities (esp. the police)

2

concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

5

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

8

school friend

2

lady; gentleman; person

2

acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair

4

face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety

3

cook

3

schoolgirl; female student

3

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

1

you could say that

3

to hold one's breath

4

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

5

approx. 30 cm

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red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy

1

good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty

1

natural product; product of nature

1

scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

1

fishing with a pole

1

refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake

1

half day

4

to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment

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good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit

3

semi-transparent; translucent

1

kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

4

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

9

elementary; basic; rudimentary

1

exclusive; attached to; specialist

1

to sign a contract

1

to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish

1

light (e.g. colour, color)

4

making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance

1

autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

8

dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)

3

juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)

9

Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

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... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

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to be palatable; to suit one's taste

2

red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood

4

fat; tallow; lard; grease

3

to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try

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ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)

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wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish

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first-rate; finest quality; the best

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