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Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica)

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taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

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talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

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eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

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at a moment's notice; readily

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fish

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to explain; to dispel doubts

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Kuroshio Current; Japan Current

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going north

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prediction; estimation

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East Asia

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large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

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cheap; economical

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to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more

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you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

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to be drowned at sea

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white flag; truce flag; surrender flag

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goods; promotional items

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critical; judgmental

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view; opinion; finding; findings

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to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

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superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)

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nearing the enemy; coming into contact with the enemy

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to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic

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to intend; to be sure that

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fixed content; settled matter; done deal

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

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I'm ready!; bring it on!

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government office; government agency; authorities

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firmly rooted; deep-seated

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Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine

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tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko

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to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

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low table

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tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

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(in Japanese architecture) transom

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shoji with glass window behind a sliding bottom half

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ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run

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things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock

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to be true to nature; to be lifelike

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pure

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giving something a try because it will not do any harm

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thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

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to get; to obtain; to come by; to find

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waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess

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hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter

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clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it

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nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing

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earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade

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main dish; main course

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