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point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

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a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly

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here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

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to speak; to hear a voice

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

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bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

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contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

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(disposable) shopping bag; carrier bag

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freezing; cold storage; refrigeration

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udon served in a pot with broth

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onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

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food; food products; foodstuffs

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elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

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pride; boast

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to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

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at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

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to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

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to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

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Shinkansen; bullet train

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salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute

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high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling

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how; in what way; how about; questionable

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dancing or jumping for joy

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goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

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insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

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cooking; food preparation

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offering

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(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

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New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

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to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for

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to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

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juice; sap; soup; broth

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to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

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expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

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space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being

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emergency staircase; emergency stairs

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deep breath

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to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated

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to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught

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the very same person

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to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

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this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

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to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

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silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

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dazzling; radiant

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to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

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plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

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