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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

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cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

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being universally acceptable; being suitable for all; being popular with many people

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onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

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likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences

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glutinous rice

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confections; sweets; candy; cake

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and; thereupon; because of that

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to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

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intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary

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sound effect

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self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin

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dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

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spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)

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to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

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four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

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surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

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cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

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style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

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amber; yellowish-brown

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(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director

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font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine

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skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze

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seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori

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to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

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well-cooked; well-done; browned

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nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

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to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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(rocky) beach; seashore

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hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)

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red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding

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adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)

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to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

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satisfying; pleasing; gratifying

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workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

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opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

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last week; the week before

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curious; strange; unusual

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coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier

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to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

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repeater (telecommunications); repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly

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row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

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favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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sampling food; tasting; trying

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line; queue; procession; matrix

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walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)

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