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iron pot; kettle

2

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

3

soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)

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diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

2

to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite

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ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish

2

to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling

1

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

4

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

3

belly; stomach; inside of the abdomen; one's mind; one's heart; one's innermost thoughts

1

suffering from the heat; heatstroke; heat prostration

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to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good

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weed

3

matter of taste

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to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

3

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent

4

falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency

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originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

2

nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences

3

huge harvest (of the five grains); bumper crop; abundant crop

1

sea breeze; salty wind; briny air

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

2

great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad

2

to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled

1

three generations; three periods; third generation

2

thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient

1

behaviour; behavior; conduct

3

to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

3

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

3

Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

2

good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B

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so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

6

even (e.g. as a child)

2

to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate

8

west

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to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy

5

indolence

1

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

2

to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

1

much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly

1

coarse; rough

1

rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed

1

fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness; inner strength; hardihood

3

big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)

1

middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)

2

saturation; satiation

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personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

1

disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization

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