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to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

2

to steam (food)

1

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

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

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instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

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riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

1

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

4

all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

2

-ism (religion)

4

establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

1

founder of a religious sect

1

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

2

to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion

1

(very) beginning; start

1

breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)

2

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

2

to be sticky; to be close together

1

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

2

(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily

1

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

1

chopsticks

1

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

1

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

1

regional cuisine; local cuisine

2

soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu

4

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

2

to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer

2

konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

4

whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly

2

mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice

4

to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined

2

lightly seasoned

1

improvement; reform

1

(sense of) presence

3

rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs

1

manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

1

omelette; omelet

2

square; rectangular

1

(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

1

expansion; swelling; increase; growth

1

occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)

1

to pretend; to act (as if)

3

well; in good health; safe; free from accident

1

returning home; going home; coming home; getting home

1

random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned

2

pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly

3

soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

2

to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate

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