Zさん："Hey, let's get takeout tonight for dinner. Are you craving anything in particular? Chinese? American? Italian?"
Aさん：「How about Cuban?」
Zさん："... so... the ninth restaurant?"
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Z-san explains: "The Japanese word for 'ninth' is きゅうばん(kyuu-ban), which sounds like 'Cuban'. Ever hear the word 'ichi-ban'? Similar to that."
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