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misunderstanding

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loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

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truly; in earnest

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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

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rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple

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youth; young man

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that's the way it is; such is life

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towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

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consensus; collective will; collective opinion

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fist

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fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

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biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

4

Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine

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beef stew

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entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

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takoyaki; octopus dumplings

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containing more onions or leeks than usual (of gyudon, etc.)

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tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet

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katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice

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chicken meat

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restaurant

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yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

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Chinese restaurant

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twice cooked pork (Szechuan dish)

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multinational; transnational

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)

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counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

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one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural

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gluttony

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breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

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heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

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food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)

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wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

3

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

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to use up all one's strength

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aggregate amount

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deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

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exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

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that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

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busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

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society; the world; the times

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

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unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say

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sympathy; compassion; pity

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lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

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stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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particularly; only; in the case of

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paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

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