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wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

8

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

2

500; five hundred; many

1

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

3

side dish

1

school cafeteria

9

Islam

1

halal

1

certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

3

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

8

change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment

1

kebab

2

all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes

4

earnings from a part-time job

1

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

3

shoulder

6

business district; office complex

1

to pass (of time); to elapse

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

5

immediately following

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to obtain evidence

2

the other day; some time ago; recently

1

insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

1

one night; all night; overnight; one evening

5

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

8

living by oneself; living alone

1

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

5

older brother; elder brother

2

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

2

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

2

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

2

to point at

6

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

4

Indian cuisine; Indian cooking; Indian food

1

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

1

second floor; upstairs

3

noon; midday

1

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

3

yikes; oops; eep; wow

5

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

2

India

2

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

3

fluent (in a language); flowing

1

Japanese (language)

1

sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)

1

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

1

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

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