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the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

3

to happen to hear; to overhear

1

generation; the world; the age

1

selective breeding

1

japonica; common camellia (Camellia japonica)

1

simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item

1

seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor

1

cannot possibly be

1

quality (of a product or a service)

1

full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content

1

nostalgia; homesickness

1

to comfort; to console; to amuse

2

emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

1

home area; home town; local

7

ginger (Zingiber officinale)

2

bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness

1

to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together

1

ideally; if one were to wish for more

1

pepper

1

Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash

1

unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm

1

foreign country

3

few days

4

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

1

drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement

1

long time; many years

1

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

1

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

1

fee; charge; rate; material

1

cold bath; taking a cold bath

2

steam bath

8

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

3

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

2

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

1

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

1

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

2

reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation

2

as expected (positive events); as hoped for

1

(room) heater; stove

1

to warm; to heat

1

steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive

1

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

1

to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon

1

there, there

3

clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)

1

(Judeo-Christian) Sabbath

1

proper; right; reasonable

1

men; manservant; male attendants to an actor

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit

2