Daily Vocabulary(2009/06/24)

7711.showed up(登場した）
We do know that sukiyaki first showed up after the Meiji restoration.
7712.came into being(この世に生まれてきた）
we get lucky and can better pinpoint how a particular food came into being.
7713.turnabout is fair play(おたがいさま)
But as they say: turnabout is fair play.
7714.take on a life(一人歩きする）
In Japan the sandwich seems to take on a life of its own.
7715.croquette(コロッケ）
Visitors may be a bit shocked to find a yakisoba, potato croquette or strawberry and whipped cream sandwich.
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