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wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish

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just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

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to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out

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hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter

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clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it

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making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

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those (near the second person)

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in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

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stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs

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absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

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and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

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consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

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to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

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to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided

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(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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jealous; envious

3

several tens

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when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures

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compared to

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very small; tiny

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it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

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so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

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surely; certainly; without doubt

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at this rate

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to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)

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despair; hopelessness

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to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

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season; time of year

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vegetable

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gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

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to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

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China; Chinese

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food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)

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to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

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comfort

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to graduate from a university

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at times; occasionally

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a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action

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dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

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to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)

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to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority

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performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

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to be prominent; to be conspicuous

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