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soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings

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to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson

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genuine; authentic; true; real

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to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

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withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal

1

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

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zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

1

God; god; ace; king; superior person

1

to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

1

pasta

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rice vermicelli; rice noodles

1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

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shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth

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large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

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to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

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portion; section; part

4

contrast

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duck (meat)

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third; no. three

8

second; number two; runner-up

2

such ... as; or some such

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albumen (of a seed, esp. the endosperm)

2

going down smoothly (esp. of beer); tasting good going down

1

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

1

germ (of a cereal, e.g. wheat, rice); embryo bud

1

department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

1

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

1

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

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softly; gently; lightly

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elasticity; flexibility

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feel when biting; manner of enunciation

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to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

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feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture

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rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

1

thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack

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dark soba

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instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles

4

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

2

choice; preference

3

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

spices; condiments; adjuvant (in Chinese medicine); addition of an adjuvant; meat, fish, vegetables, etc. added to rice or udon (e.g. to make gomoku meshi)

1

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

3

variation

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draining hot water (e.g. from noodles)

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reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

1

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

1

to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn

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to name; to call; to christen; to term

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to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char

1

steady progress; rapid advance

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