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invitation

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weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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Japanese food; Japanese meal

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many; numerous; various; large number of

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(degree of) freshness

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hygiene; sanitation; health

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sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

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recall; recall factor; recall ratio

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(husked grains of) rice

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alcohol; sake

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sake; Japanese rice wine

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shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.

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beer

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habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene

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lemon

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little by little; bit by bit; sparingly

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goddess; female deity

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halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory

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in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with

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winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)

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aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly

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container; receptacle; vessel; packaging

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contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

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rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

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steaming

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polished rice; (uncooked) white rice

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miso soup

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pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables

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arabesque greenling (Pleurogrammus azonus); Okhotsk Atka mackerel

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dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

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chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.

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unprecedented; never seen before

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(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

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calm, cool, and collected; level and calm

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tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables

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chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce

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Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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mother and child

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dancing; dance

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

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class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

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not until now; never yet

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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 take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

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little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)

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to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

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condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

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edamame (green soybeans)

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