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Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than

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sour; acid

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mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

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period; Nihon-shoki

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state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear

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south

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high; high school

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without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

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umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum

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cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

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contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

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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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to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

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heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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serious; not joking; straight

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be; is

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for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

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

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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bluff

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various

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

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what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

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deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)

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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

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necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

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even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

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naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

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tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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eyebrow; eyebrows

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face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

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once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

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finger; toe; digit

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

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past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

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to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

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then; if so; if

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price

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