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host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)

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spinach

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washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)

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(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

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elegant; graceful

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to push aside; to push one's way through

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clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up

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evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance

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water vapour; water vapor; steam

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maid; helper; help; assistance

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miscellaneous matters

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to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

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the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

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first lady

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cramped

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stand-up work; work performed standing

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to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

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story; tale; talk; discussion

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tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki

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performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

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kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

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cookery school; cooking school; culinary school; culinary academy

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principal; headmaster

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to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate

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type of stew, usu. fish or vegetables in a mild broth; fish grilled unseasoned and then simmered slowly in soy and mirin broth

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juice; sap; soup; broth

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strongish; somewhat strong

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(dried) bonito stock

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to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

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quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

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soy sauce; shoyu

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seasoning of food

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of late; lately; this part; this point; here

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measuring cup

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mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)

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lavender

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field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers

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on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

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that sort of; like that

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favorable; favourable

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man

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Erick; Erik

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to meet face-to-face

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ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)

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sole of foot

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coochy-coo; hitchy-koo; kitchy-koo (tickling sound)

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to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse

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embarrassing; awkward

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