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right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?

2

kindness; consideration

5

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

4

casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof

1

to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind

2

person who pretends to be knowledgeable; self-proclaimed expert with only superficial knowledge; know-all; know-it-all

1

joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

1

Ferenc

1

inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises

2

to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together

1

stockbroker

4

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

18

to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise

3

pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition

2

supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

11

sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar

1

to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize

1

regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion

3

blunt; curt; brusque

1

Meiji period (1868-1912)

2

both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)

2

Yohee

4

to be associated (with); to be connected (with)

1

to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)

1

nigirizushi; hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood

1

vinegar

1

soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu

1

table salt

2

to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)

2

Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea

1

to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)

2

to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of

1

daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); conger eel; garden eel

1

puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish

1

Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus); comb goby (Ctenotrypauchen microcephalus); Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae); Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); any edible red saltwater fish

1

saliva; spit; spittle

2

flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); person who sucks up to superiors; toady

2

blood clam (Scapharca broughtonii); ark shell

1

whale (Cetacea spp.)

1

shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake

1

matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)

1

bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor

1

kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

2

tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol

3

abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty

2

mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)

1

green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)

1

rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs

1

shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter

1