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(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated

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to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books

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13th day of the month; 13 days

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show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business

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the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar

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hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm)

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four o'clock

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kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse

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second; number two; runner-up

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not so

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spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

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to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)

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summary; outline

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aperitif

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also called

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three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups

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ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish

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trout; sea trout

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kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.

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pickled vegetables

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side dish

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salted fish (esp. salmon)

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salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon

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daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); conger eel; garden eel

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

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height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)

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grilled tofu

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rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish

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sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy

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common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

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bean curd lees; soybean pulp; refuse from tofu; deutzia (Deutzia crenata)

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simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish

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nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

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abalone; ear shell

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curve of the tip of a sword; length of a bow; bulge; swelling

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cake served with tea; teacake

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yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar

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one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

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flax (Linum usitatissimum); linseed

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(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei

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ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting

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kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

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branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

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a certain ...; some ...

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wall; fence

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marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish

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full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

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feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)

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to glare at each other; to confront each other

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