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knife

2

the West; the Occident; Western countries

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

4

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

26

air resistance

3

simply (cannot)

1

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

7

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

2

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

3

chef; cook

1

hygiene; sanitation; health

2

indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

3

garlic (Allium sativum)

1

(husked grains of) rice

1

cinnamon

1

(cow's) milk

1

to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together

2

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

5

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

1

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

1

conservative

1

distinction; differentiation; classification

3

tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables

1

wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish

1

competition; rivalry; something worth doing

1

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

1

to fan; to incite; to instigate

1

to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison

1

on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)

2

school uniform

1

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

1

recovery; rescue; recapture

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

reinforcement (e.g. of troops)

1

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

6

United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)

2

blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing

1

square; rectangular

2

front part; fore; front

6

underside

6

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

2

analysis

1

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

3

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

1

component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

2

programme; program; plans; arrangements

1

several minutes; a few minutes

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

15

(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

2