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founder; originator; pioneer

1

cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

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chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake

1

retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)

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desperately; for one's dear life

1

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

1

aha!; yes sir

6

to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

1

to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp

1

to collect; to assemble; to gather

5

one by one; in detail; minutely

2

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion

2

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

1

what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like

1

blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

2

drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole

2

in the meanwhile; during the time

3

(in) my own way

1

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

10

store; shop; restaurant

2

line; row; rank; list

1

bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing

1

water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium

2

so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

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one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

1

cold (to the touch); chilly

2

plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap

5

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

1

triangular sink tidy (usu. used to strain waste)

2

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter

1

iron pot; kettle

2

cold tofu (served with condiments)

2

leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food

1

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

1

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

1

deposit; earnest money

1

in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time

2

seven o'clock

1

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

2

folding desk

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chopstick stand; weaning ceremony

1

empty; vacant; hollow

2

one drop (of fluid)

1

large bottle

8

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

2

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

1

variety show (on TV or radio)

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors

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