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cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss

1

yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat

3

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

1

to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)

4

to have the nerve to

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aha!; yes sir

2

boyfriend; he; him

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

6

goldfish seller (vendor)

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

8

goldfish (Carassius auratus)

1

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

1

to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to

8

illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding

2

in the same way as; just like

3

commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner

1

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

6

it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

1

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

5

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

1

to grasp tightly

2

clock; watch; timepiece

2

twelve o'clock; noon; midnight

2

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

2

to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)

2

pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

1

coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

1

and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

2

to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about

3

Pakistan

1

Yugoslavia

1

how; in what way; by what means

14

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

3

(one's parents') home

6

father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

43

taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting

1

intravaginal (anal, etc.) ejaculation; creampie

1

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

26

is that so?; I see; right; oh

51

to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse

2

to be worried; to be troubled

2

fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility

1

to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to

11

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

27

we

1

to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

2

the other day; a few days ago

1

next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)

1