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taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo

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mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)

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food cooked in miso; cooking in miso

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thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon

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target

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after retirement

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retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion

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retirement; resignation

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one person's portion

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like that; that way; thus

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nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

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to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate

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sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy

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to drop one's shoulders

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heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

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instigation; flattery

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huge; big; gargantuan

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body; frame

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tiny; little; wee

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

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putting off; postponing

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to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

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newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie

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bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

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red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

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Kitajima Saburou (1936.10-)

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Ishikawa Sayuri (1958.1-)

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leading figure; influential figure; mogul

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accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one

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to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

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capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper

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being alive

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circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)

2

Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)

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first day; opening day

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stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month

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after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

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details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

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simply; merely; only; solely

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to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

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tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous

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to give attention

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(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)

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extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

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