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beverage; drink

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water jug

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olive

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wintertime; winter season

3

stockings

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open air

2

with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)

1

sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

1

between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

1

to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price

1

to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

2

to become misty; to become hazy

1

Corona Borealis (constellation); the Northern Crown

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top star (esp. male lead role in the all-female Takarazuka musical theater troupe); major celebrity

1

pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake

1

talent for poetry; poetic genius

1

being second to none; being in a league of one's own

1

loving; caring; devoted

1

buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

half killed

1

mother; female parent

1

flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed

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once per week

1

belly fat; belly flesh

1

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

1

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

2

demand; need; demand

1

had better do so

1

value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

scramble (for)

1

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

2

ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

1

best pupil; leading disciple

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the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman

1

becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice

2

white (complexion); fair-skinned

1

artists' world; painting circles

1

to get a reputation as a philanderer

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood

1

present (brought by a visitor); gift

1

sexually transmitted disease; STD; sexually transmitted infection; STI; venereal disease; VD

1

medicinal-herb garden

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(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

translator

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foreign language

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study of poetry; poetics

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Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre

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