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brand; bland

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and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

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sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

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gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

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open fire (in cooking); open flame; direct heat

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heavy double-handled pot used for making rice

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rice cooker and warmer

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standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

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rolled Japanese-style omelette

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rolled Japanese-style omelette

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rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs

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selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf

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eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin

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Kyoto-style side dish; meal of side dishes

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Kyoto (city, prefecture)

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home cooking

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katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito

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shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)

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good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit

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light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste

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nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing

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to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

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Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement

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klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly

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teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)

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to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with

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Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)

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eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

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to catch one's attention

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imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000

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strongish; somewhat strong

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reset; fresh start; new beginning

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

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to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out

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specifications; specs

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tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite

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study of foreign languages; linguistics

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proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude

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all times and places; all ages and countries

1

family-oriented; familial

1

unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable

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to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

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to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

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selection; screening

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to covet; to lust for

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to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of

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above; more than

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sisters

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being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed

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whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

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