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bikini (swimwear); Bikini island

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instructor

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woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)

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wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool

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actual size

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shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin

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that kind of; such a

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(doing) as one is told

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game; contest; bout

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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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heavy loss

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smoothly; easily; readily

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courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

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to peel; to skin; to pare

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evident; plain; distinct; clear

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extra effort; one small touch; small twist

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to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180

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completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp

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on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

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difference; disparity; gap

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long-lasting; durable; keeping well

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euphoric mood; exuberant mood

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period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)

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counter for choices, options, etc.

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instruction; teaching

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drinking establishment where one drinks while standing

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salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray

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mealtime

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to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid

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to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)

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bingo

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(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

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after a short pause

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(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out

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glutton; gourmand

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(husked grains of) rice

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

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reconstruction

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acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting

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to make a living

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restaurant industry; restaurant business; catering industry

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joint management

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Janku

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name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)

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(one) letter; (one) character

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straight line; beeline

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(of a couple) fighting and splitting up

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to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night

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prematurely gray hair; prematurely grey hair

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