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container for keeping food or drink warm; (wide-mouthed) thermos; (rice) warmer; jar

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substitution

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novel; original; new; innovative

5

to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test

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idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

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experiment; experimentation

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to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

5

shadow; tail; following

2

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow

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recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)

4

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

2

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

2

speeding up; increase in pace

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to buy (a set of items)

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paper bag

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to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone

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pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café

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splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check; paying one's own expenses; going Dutch

3

total (money); full amount; sum

2

likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do

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because; the reason is; if you want to know why

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handle; grip; holder; person who holds

2

one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate

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ardor; enthusiasm

2

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

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jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement

2

emperor's secret orders

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level ground; plain; flatland

4

suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously

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inquisitiveness

2

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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to face on; to look out on to

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fruit

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strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen

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blueberry

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paying one's own way

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cost; expense

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to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

3

kiwifruit; kiwi fruit; kiwi; kiwi (bird)

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Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku); 1st of August (lunar calendar)

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development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life

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to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope

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how long; how far; how much

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metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge

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greater than ...; bigger ...

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news

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slug

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very small

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(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly

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Santa Claus

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