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one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

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shopping; purchased goods

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aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

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to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

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to stare in wonder; to be amazed

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to recall; to remember; to recollect

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belly; abdomen; stomach

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to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

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to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

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state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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empty stomach; hunger

2

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

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comfort

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to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

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anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

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concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

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to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

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to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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though; notwithstanding; although

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waitress

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shape; form

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ramen; Chinese-style noodles

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in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

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steam; vapour; vapor

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nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

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strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame

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bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt

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roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)

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soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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composition; constitution

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dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks

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to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

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to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

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to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

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chicken bones; chicken carcass

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base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag

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soy sauce; shoyu

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(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.

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Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion

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remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

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finely chopped (cooking)

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difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect

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