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large serving; large portion

1

religious war

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peanut

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kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape

1

to overeat

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to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them

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inhumanity; atrocity

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alternately; by turns; one after the other

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to look upward

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wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point

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no matter what; whatever you say; in the end

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most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece

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selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion

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not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

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remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm

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jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket

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FM; frequency modulation

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(arch.) crowning a boy for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony; noh cap with a rolled or drooping tail (indicative of nobility)

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ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana

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approach run; run-up

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receipt; cash-register slip

3

happy hour

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Kabukichō

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porn actress

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stopwatch

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a long time ago; in those days

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person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

1

mixed; mingled

1

pointing at

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to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction

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peashooter

1

standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal

1

taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.

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dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme

1

upgrade; update

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to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

1

every (one) year

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teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)

3

to correct oneself; to restate

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on the way; someday

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100,000; hundred thousand

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warm-up (before an act or a TV show recording); prologue; introduction

1

former opinion

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to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

11

to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

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ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

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tomboy

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Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

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hemorrhoids; piles

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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