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wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)

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toothbrush

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in order; in turn; one by one

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face-washing

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duty; obligation; responsibility

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breakfast

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fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg

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half-cooked; rare; half-dried; moist-dry; half-baked (knowledge); superficial

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to like; to prefer

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toast

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slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

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light brown; golden brown

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to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

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(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone; corn; maize

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omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally

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mixer (audio, concrete, etc.); blender (usu. countertop)

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till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

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to mix; to stir; to blend

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salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper

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to flavor; to flavour; to season

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freezer

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to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

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shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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to brush one's teeth

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to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

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forelock; bangs

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to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

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one's share; one's portion

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to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

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water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)

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walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

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suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

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kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

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Bon and year-end festivals

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New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

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to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die

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years later

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drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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(Japanese-style) living room

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to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

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visit to a grave

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soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve

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osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays

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not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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later (on); afterwards

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picnic; outing; hike

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epilogue

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