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bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows

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Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze); Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE); Southern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 222-280 CE); Eastern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE)

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Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam

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it's not like; it isn't as if

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normal operation (of a train service, bus service, etc.); running normally; normal state of affairs; business as usual

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dear me; I mean; or rather

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pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

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pumpkin

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handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness

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pumpkin pie

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unidentifiable; unidentified

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small cake made from sweet potatoes; sweet potato

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sieve (for reducing soft solids to a pulp); pressing (food) through a sieve; pureeing (using a sieve)

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taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor

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kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre

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Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)

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Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)

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Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)

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orchid; Netherlands; Holland

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place to put something; storage space

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unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm

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to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)

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rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a pickled cherry leaf

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skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze

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cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder

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Dōmyouji

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elite

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dash; rush

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to dress up

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salty-sweet

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group; bunch; crowd; group

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to defy conventional wisdom

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backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion

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law of cause and effect; principle of causality

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early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet

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pupil (of the eye)

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complete recovery of health

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to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate

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steel helmet

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meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something

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(another's) daughter; young lady

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hanging loosely; dangling limply

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coincidence

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young person; youth; young

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to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

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just now; a moment ago; this very minute

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to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

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junk food

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happy family get-together

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irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal

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