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to try out the food at various restaurants

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hollow; cavity; dent; depression

1

iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner

7

cream (colour, color)

1

suction cup; suction pad; sucker

1

ice pick

1

to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)

1

orphan

9

roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)

6

thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off

2

syrup

1

takoyaki; octopus dumplings

1

to paint a picture; to draw a picture

1

cuttlefish; squid

2

landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)

1

popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music

4

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

3

adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration

1

distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur

3

(filled) to the brim

2

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

7

checking out (of a hotel); check-out

1

outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment

6

to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)

5

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

6

rolling up one's sleeves

2

bedmaking (at a hotel, etc.)

1

decision; vote

1

brush

2

to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel

1

surplus; excess

1

arrogant; haughty; insolent

5

after-sales service; warranty service

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

2

for many days

1

sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense

6

paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

2

human speech; human language; sound of people talking

1

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

1

all you have to do is; just; that's all

1

straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road

7

inn town; post town; post-station town

1

(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental

6

dried meat; jerky

8

to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in

2

fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome

1

hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)

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pet; trumpet

1