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juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)

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sesame sauce

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to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)

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bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

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(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing

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second (in a series)

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draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

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set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo

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sound of water

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frequency of use

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soup stock

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to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up

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throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

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a little

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to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

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removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)

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exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

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to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

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broth left over after boiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc.; stock

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to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn

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reduction by half; halving

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blood relative

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to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt

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return; welcome home

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to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

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to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse

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Chinese cooking; Chinese food

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ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant

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powerful; strong

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extensive; vast range; wide scope

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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you; dear; honey

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snack (to have with a drink); side dish

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

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keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)

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process; course; mechanism

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to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out

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

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next day

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children

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

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chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat

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seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed

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gnocchi

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rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

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grain (rice) flour

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wheat flour

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carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

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inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

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