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to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

3

unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of

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to the trained eye

3

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce

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cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)

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salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon

1

okay; sure; okey-dokey

2

(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette

1

mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.

1

hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

2

full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content

4

tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge

1

chit; slip; ticket; voucher

1

accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer

1

order; request

3

to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)

4

secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

1

gently (falling)

1

back of the hand

1

quickly; smoothly

1

earlobe

1

grain of boiled rice

2

to lick off; to take (something) off by licking

1

to know thoroughly

1

institute; academy

2

school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college

1

boys' school

1

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

the way one waits on customers; service attitude

1

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

2

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)

7

completely satisfied; as pleased as can be

1

easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax

3

to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

1

thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business

1

alcohol; sake

1

word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews

1

line; queue; procession; matrix

1

with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop

1

great difference; major mistake

1

message; informative matter

2

scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; crunchy rice; woman who enjoys the company of gay men

1

hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep

1

soot

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flower bed

2

curb (stone); kerb

2

every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide

1

declaration; profession

2

steadily

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