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smiling face; smile

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rice and curry; curry rice

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spoon

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donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice

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to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables

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thoroughly; through and through

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excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

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to show; to display

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the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

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(Western) soup

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be; is

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wink

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boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

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full-course dinner; multicourse meal

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to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

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uninvited guest

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taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

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bright; intelligent

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illegitimate child; secret love child

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to be softened; to calm down

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taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

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manners; etiquette

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predicament; one's ground; one's position

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

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rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds

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hey there; I say; see here

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normally; habitually

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to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

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opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

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breach of manners; breach of etiquette

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bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

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example; role model

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pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

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to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

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with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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triangles (used in mechanical drawing); set square

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fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

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suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

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abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

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to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off

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protest; objection

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improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low

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to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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