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telephone call; telephone (device)

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Kyoto dialect; Kyoto accent

1

sorry; excuse me; thank you

4

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

2

cost; expense

5

frown; scowl; grimace

2

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

2

to run around

1

irritating; aggravating; upsetting

1

(full) name; identity

5

target group; target persons

1

place of work

1

to be able to manage somehow or another

3

to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited

2

daily allowance; daily wages

1

fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus

1

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

2

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

3

early

1

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

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look, look!

3

operating room; operating theatre

2

bamboo basket

2

boiled egg

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Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

3

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness

1

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

2

so; to such an extent; such

4

to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered

2

double suicide; lovers' suicide

1

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

2

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

4

Technicolor

1

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

5

half-eaten

1

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

1

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

3

harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross

1

background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge

1

without

5

unguarded; frank; open

1

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

4

at present; now

3

under investigation

1

to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

3

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

4

to get one's head around; to think about

1

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

having in mind; happening to know of; idea

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