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kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)

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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

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chestnut; marron (Cherax tenuimanus and Cherax cainii species of freshwater crayfish)

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panna cotta

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shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)

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famous; fame

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journal; magazine; periodical

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introduction; presentation; referral; listing

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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

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sponge

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Western wine and spirits; Western liquor

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(cow's) milk

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fresh

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had better do so

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uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

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to become like a different person; to have a change in personality

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to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

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to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

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tee-hee

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exceptionally large

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enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

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very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

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proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly

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look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

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in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

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very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon

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precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

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Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

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to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

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diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)

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isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case

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growth period; growing season

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girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

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to be plump; to be chubby

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you (plural)

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outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

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kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

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physique; constitution

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proportion

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muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)

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considerably; greatly; a lot

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administration; medication; dosage

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because of; owing to; due to

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swelling; edema; oedema

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to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

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collection of pictures

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