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professional

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direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation

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seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment

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seasoning; flavour; flavor

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devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

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quiet; still; calm

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as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

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impudence; cheekiness; impertinence

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to talk; to chat; to chatter

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feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy

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to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

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spoon

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to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

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to put into the mouth; to eat

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silent; mute; dumb

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to start eating

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empty stomach; hunger

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(arch.) to rub into; to train for; to prepare for

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bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness

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fleshiness; meat quality

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hardness

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fat; tallow; lard; grease

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good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality

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to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

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ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck

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chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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gradually; slowly but steadily

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group; bunch; crowd; group

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one night; all night; overnight; one evening

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ordinary citizen; the general public

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(one's) pay; wages

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to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

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price; cost; value; worth; value

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more than one can eat

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unicorn; narwhal; qilin (Chinese unicorn)

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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capture; seizure

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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in proportion to; just as much as

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ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law

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perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual

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plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

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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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