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Japanese (language)

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shark fin

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soy sauce; shoyu

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oyster sauce

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to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

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quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

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sum total; total amount

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shark fin soup

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individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set

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mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)

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several times (as large, over)

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bow (salute, greeting)

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

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to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with

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awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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junk food

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pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to

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high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

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intimacy; friendship; familiarity

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as a child; when one was a child; childhood

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to grow up; to become an adult

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mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

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hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti

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Champagne

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

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France

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Champagne

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to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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with eyes half-closed

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Dom Perignon

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highest grade; top class

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brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities

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bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)

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easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable

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to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

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alcohol or sake drunk during the meal (as opposed to aperitifs, digestifs, etc.)

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all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

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restaurant (esp. Western-style)

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riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

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Dom Perignon (abbr)

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sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines

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livid

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however

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meanwhile; in the meantime

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to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love

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basic Chinese restaurant; hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant

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