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continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
containing more onions or leeks than usual (of gyudon, etc.)
large serving; large portion
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
bargain or clearance goods (esp. of imperfect produce)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
normal serving; medium-sized portion
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to have an eye on; to zero in on
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
elementary and middle school pupils
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
take-out; take-away; carry-out