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home cooking; home meal

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to prepare oneself

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soaking of clams in salt water to remove grit

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Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam

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one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

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you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

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prawn; shrimp; lobster

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applying heat to an empty pan to remove its anti-rust coating; blind-baking; baking a pie crust, tart shell, etc. before adding a filling

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Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.

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restlessly; restively; agitated; fidgety

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garlic shrimp

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one fish; one shrimp

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to be discouraged; to shrink from

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gas stove; gas cooker; gas range

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to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

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to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart

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stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)

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filing; rasping

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to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins

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second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division

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to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)

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call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

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daydream; waking dream

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ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over

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to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard

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to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)

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suspicion (of others); jealousy

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to suspect

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(not) even with; (not) even using

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to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson

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grey; gray; ashen

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to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

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standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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stroke of sword

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true character; real nature

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reply; response

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roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

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slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder

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Tokyo-bound

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to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

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attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name

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three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly

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consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi

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turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)

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to be conceivable

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one step higher; one better; cut above; one up

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quietly; slowly; gracefully

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vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point

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warm and gentle (mood); warm glow

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completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

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