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with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

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teppanyaki (Japanese cooking prepared on a hot steel plate in the center of the table)

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journal; magazine; periodical

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outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

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to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

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big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity

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to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

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proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress

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Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden

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detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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aperitif

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thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

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unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

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to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table

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broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean

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ground soup; ground seafood, beans, nuts, etc. seasoned and mixed with broth

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nourishment

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dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle

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to look forward to something

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loud laughter

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without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

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to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

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lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)

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toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

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proud; haughty; arrogant

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commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane

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business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers

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wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

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eternal; unlimited; endless

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center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

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one-by-one; separately; in detail

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fresh

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close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)

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chef

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meat dish

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dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)

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peace; harmony

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surely; certainly; without doubt

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to get drunk; to become tipsy

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gender; distinction of sex; sex

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irritation; annoyance; frustration

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appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view

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men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

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