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threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

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jokingly; in the form of a joke

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common reed (Phragmites australis)

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high; high school

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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to take one's eyes off

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uh-oh; oops; sorry

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finish; finishing; finishing touches

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to wipe; to dry

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okay; sure; okey-dokey

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deep-fried food

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aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

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to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

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to close (one's eyes); to shut

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(doing) as one is told

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to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

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cream; ice cream

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bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

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well; now; then

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today; this day

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restaurant with only set meals

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fresh vegetables

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salad

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tofu; bean curd; beancurd

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wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)

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Fukui prefecture (Hokuriku area)

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citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

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with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

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French; French food; French cuisine

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to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...

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choice; selection

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to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive

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to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)

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at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

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in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way

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to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct

1

dressing; dressing; putting on clothes

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finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables

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look; glance; (at first) sight

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to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

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standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

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slice; small piece

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vinegar

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peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

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faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

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saltiness

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three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

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cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)

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