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Wine bottle

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to fall completely silent; to become still as death

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to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

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inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

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swaying (with large slow movements); shaking

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inorganic substance

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(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

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nearest; closest

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reply; answer; response

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over-familiar

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to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude

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hey; listen

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January; first month of the lunar calendar

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haughty

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men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

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antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed

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debt collection; debt collector

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noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

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drinking bout; merrymaking

2

to be in a huff

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winning ticket; lucky number

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sake that is brewed in winter, pasteurized, aged over the summer, and distributed in autumn without a second pasteurization

4

one shō bottle (1.8 litres)

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to wait impatiently for

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part of the eyebrow closest to the nose

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maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting

1

chilly; unpleasantly cold

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cold water; cold sake; cold; cool

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feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

1

to hold a ceremony

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indicate reason; infers some protest

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truth

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number of years

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compared with

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skyrocketing (prices)

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to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

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to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table

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strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge

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economical; bargain; good value; good-value

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to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails

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ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

2

10,000 yen

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to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

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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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opener

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stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock

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to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

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dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

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wine glass

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rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky

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