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marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk

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continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

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queendom; country ruled by a queen

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(within a) territory; domains

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quenching; hardening; tempering

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proposal; proposition; suggestion

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discount coupon or ticket

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letter (of alphabet); character; writing

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to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

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to shake; to waver; to tremble

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battle

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to win; to gain victory

2

gourmand; epicure

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survival

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reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être

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definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

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to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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loveable; very likeable; like very much

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lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

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ragworm; sandworm; clam worm (Hediste)

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to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

3

to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)

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soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

1

several weeks; a few weeks

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after

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mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

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chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake

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raw materials

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both; (not) either

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manufacturing method; recipe; formula

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to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

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difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

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oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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winter

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famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

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certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

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prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

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to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular

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marine products

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to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

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just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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memory; ability to remember

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several months

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to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of

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adult; grown-up

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