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food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

4

right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

1

cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do

1

open fire (in cooking); open flame; direct heat

1

to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil

1

easy task; no problem

1

batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest

4

food

5

pleasant feeling; good vibes

2

improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

1

one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school

1

handsome man; actor in a love scene

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

2

lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch

1

piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love

1

to make tea

1

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

1

mm; hm; ngh; hm?; huh?

2

extremely; very; really; super; so

1

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

1

meaning; called; said

2

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

1

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

2

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

10

inscrutable; incomprehensible

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

5

fermented food

1

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

3

end; edge; tip

1

to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

1

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

1

thread; yarn; string

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary

5

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

3

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

4

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

5

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

4

mayonnaise

1

I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

2

these

3

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

1

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)

2

mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

4

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

2

Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western

1

harmony

1

small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

47

about this time; about now

2