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onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

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both; (not) either

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standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

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essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

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older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

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pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

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shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)

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cuttlefish; squid

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dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

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to increase; to multiply

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net; netting; web

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cultivated rice field

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simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish

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ginger (Zingiber officinale)

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seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea

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food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land

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various

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isn't that right?

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usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

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guanylic acid

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

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leading part; leading actor; leading actress

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riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

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tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

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moderate; proper; just right

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to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)

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number one; first; best; most; game; round

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nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

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feeling; sense; impression

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indicates question

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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