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ahead (of); before; slightly earlier

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huge; big; enormous

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dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time

5

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

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phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo

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that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

1

(small crunchy) dried sardines

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kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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triple feature (e.g. movie)

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result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

1

loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity

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piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

1

Amanatsu

4

lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)

1

know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack

2

surroundings; circumference

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large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

1

junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

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every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

1

willpower; energy; vitality

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apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor

1

electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking

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lawyer; attorney

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doctor

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too (much); overly; excessively

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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to be on the right track; to be doing well; to be looking good; to be coming along nicely

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apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

1

rolling up one's sleeves

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luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

2

leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

1

to knead; to turn

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fabrication; pipe dream

1

honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

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to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

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from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first

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to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry

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every person; every mouth; every entrance

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curse; malediction; hex

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Monday

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parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect

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block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)

1

to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

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slowly and quietly; smoothly

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four people

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if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose

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