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rotary cutting; thinly slicing into a long strip (e.g. daikon, carrot, wood for plywood, etc.)

2

smoothly; swiftly

1

blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

4

Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)

4

expressing one's mind; speaking out

1

gently; quietly; calmly

1

small dish

2

item; article; dish; course; finest item

1

freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)

1

great haste; mad rush

1

to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided

1

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

2

litre; liter

1

freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

1

resource

1

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

1

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

1

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

8

taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at

1

item; commodity; list of articles

2

miso soup

3

all sorts of; all kinds of

2

teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)

3

most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

2

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

3

tea-towel; dish cloth

5

to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly

1

(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)

4

salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

1

sugar

2

to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)

1

fry pan; frying pan

7

to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

2

oil

5

to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

1

equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around

1

to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken

4

cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

5

nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops

6

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

2

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

3

chopping (vegetables) into chunks

1

moderate; proper; just right

1

to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe

1

to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

2

to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

3

to smell sweet; to be fragrant

1