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meatball

1

manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining

2

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

1

liquid state

1

to knead; to turn

1

bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

1

fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)

3

fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying

11

curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

9

to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

1

to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

1

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

3

maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer

1

rather; better

3

curry powder

1

to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

1

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

1

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

1

item; article; dish; course; finest item

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

2

cheap

2

to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to

1

imitation; fake; sham

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die

2

to become hungry; to get an empty stomach

1

corner; nook

4

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

1

to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

2

to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar

1

asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

3

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

2

with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl

1

to get lost; to become lost; to go astray

1

infant; baby; little child

1

mole under the eye (supposedly due to having cried)

5

grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult

4

most attractive feature (of a person)

1

time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times

2

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

9

negative; minus

1

to have meaning; to be meaningful

3

the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times

2

stupid; silly

5

childish; child-like; immature; infantile

2