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goldfish (Carassius auratus)

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paper scoop used in goldfish scooping

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strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)

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water's surface

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entry; going into; approach

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to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)

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harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement

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to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

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that day; the very same day

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food

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tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

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to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet

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to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

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apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

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(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

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okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments

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shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone

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necessary; indispensable; must-have; must (juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine)

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skewered beef

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kebab

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condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise

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roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)

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round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

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custard

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way of calling (something or someone)

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to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

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city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

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uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless

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to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

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Nobunaga

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origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

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adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)

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bite-sized sponge cakes

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penis; with a tinkle; with a jingle; with a whistle (of a kettle); sitting up and begging (of a dog); juvenile black porgy; children's game in which one hops on one foot

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ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave

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go on!; right!; here goes!

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Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)

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cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)

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addition; supplement; appending; appendix

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memory-making; making memories

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depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

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working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair

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comparatively; relatively

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entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

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to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat

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to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

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work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus

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