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remote control

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prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)

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line; queue; procession; matrix

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chef

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whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical

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lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch

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housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

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China; Chinese food

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cookware; cooking utensil

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bowl

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rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

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difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect

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gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

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day (as in holiday); daytime

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quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis

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home heater

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account (e.g. bank)

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bank; banking institution

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bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

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bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull

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barley tea

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bento; Japanese box lunch

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spaghetti

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dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)

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ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)

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crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration

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elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

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parent and child

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to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat

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isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

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to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

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washing; sashimi chilled in iced water

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colour loss (color)

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had better do so

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for use of customers or guests

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work-in-progress; working state

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laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet

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open criminal investigation

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to die down (of a fire); to be brought under control; to decline; to wane; to fall off

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moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence

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passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use

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road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism

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ordinary road; local street; non-toll road

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bedding; bedclothes

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in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged

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front-opening

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hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

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extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)

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