Tog Y3 W19 Lg Westerners In Asia

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Mandarin

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the standard Chinese language

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nationality

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the status of belonging to a particular nation, whether by birth or naturalization: the nationality of an immigrant.

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bamboo

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1.any of the woody or treelike tropical and semitropical grasses of the genera Bambusa, Phyllostachys, Dendrocalamus, and allied genera, having woody, usually hollow stems with stalked blades and flowering only after years of growth.
2.the stem of such a plant, used as a building material and for making furniture, poles, etc.

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soybean

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1.a bushy Old World plant, Glycine max, of the legume family, grown in the U.S., chiefly for forage and soil improvement.
2.the seed of this plant, used for food, as a livestock feed, and for a variety of other commercial uses.

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chopsticks

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one of a pair of thin, tapered sticks, often of wood or ivory, held in one hand between the thumb and fingers and used chiefly in China, Japan, and other Asian countries for lifting food to the mouth.

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typhoon

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1.a tropical cyclone or hurricane of the western Pacific area and the China seas.
2.a violent storm or tempest of India.

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volcano

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a vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals.

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kimono

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a loose, wide-sleeved robe, fastened at the waist with a wide sash, characteristic of Japanese costume.

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sumo

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a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.

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origami

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the traditional Japanese art or technique of folding paper into a variety of decorative or representational forms, as of animals or flowers.