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to smell sweet; to be fragrant

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skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish

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dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp

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with a thump; (hanging) straight down

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to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature

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seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

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bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects

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cushioning; packaging

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paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis

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public (facilities, service, etc.); communal

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facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)

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generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

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misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

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to call in; to invite; to bring in

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implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

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(stone) guardian lion-dogs at a Shinto shrine

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origin; beginning; source

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Korean peninsula

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

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introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down

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route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

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difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

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to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

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kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

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idolatry; idol worship

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concern; interest

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hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

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-ish; -like

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lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine

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room to let; room for rent

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

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manners; behavior; behaviour

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to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

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set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line

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to rebuke strongly; to tell off

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

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as a child; when one was a child

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

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to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out

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hot-tempered; quick to take offense; quick to take offence; irascible; touchy

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to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

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to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

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step by step; by degrees

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to step firmly (on); to harden by treading

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heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

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remedy for a cold; cold medicine

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