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dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

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sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness

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memorial service for the dead; holding a service

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to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

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proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper

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small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

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to be palatable; to suit one's taste

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skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

3

every night

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to get; to obtain; to come by; to find

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to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone

1

like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...

2

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

1

yearned for; longed for; missed

1

saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)

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huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

1

missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess

2

to get drunk; to become tipsy

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growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history

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thoughtless; indiscreet; lacking in common sense; rashness; betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement); absurd

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to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

3

to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

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man born and raised in Kyushu; Kyushu man

2

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

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Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)

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someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)

2

obstinate; stubborn; headstrong

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obstinate; stubborn; inflexible

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at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of

2

-less; lacking; non-existing

2

cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry

2

glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

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fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

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tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

2

glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)

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non-drinker; someone who cannot drink

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

3

with a grin

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small restaurant; eating house

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to be given up; to be discontinued

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had better; is advisable

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gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

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hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste

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to sober up

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return; welcome home

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nap

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