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school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent

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head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)

2

estimation; criticism; comment

1

soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat

5

to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off

1

to embrace

1

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

1

munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt

1

nesting hole; burrow; den

1

(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing

1

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

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to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

2

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

prudent; thoughtful; discreet

1

hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa

1

tea party; get-together; tea ceremony

1

sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable

1

minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small

9

food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)

7

cub

3

I'm hungry

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spicy; piquant

2

food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)

4

taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo

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nightmare; bad dream

1

to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

6

who?

2

to fight with swords; to cross swords

1

strict order; peremptory command

2

positioning; getting a position; taking a position

2

ill-mannered; rude

2

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

2

to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear

1

Decae

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human kindness; human weakness

1

cajolement

1

live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service

1

increasing the number of staff; hiring more people

1

Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup

10

spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino; spaghetti aglio e olio; spaghetti with garlic, olive oil, and dried red chili flakes; capsicum; chili pepper; cayenne

3

to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state

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marinade; marinated food

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gratin

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roast beef

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chicken tender; chicken tenderloin

1

Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge

2

to adhere to formalities

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fragmentary

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artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

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