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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

5

in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

8

extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

2

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

2

to press a question; to cross-examine

2

door; gate; opening; title page

7

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

1

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

2

to crack jokes

1

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

2

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

6

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

3

management; administration; operation

2

previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

1

only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

5

trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle

1

to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

4

to apologize; to apologise

4

clear; precise; definite; distinct

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

3

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

2

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

4

(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation

1

lack of innovation; stupidity

1

bundle; pack; bunch

1

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

3

cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

2

to be the case that

5

don't worry about it; forget about it

1

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

2

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

6

loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce

1

clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it

3

cover; lid; cap

1

among (them); of (them)

1

dark reddish-brown; liver color

1

teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)

1

cooked white rice

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

2

aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing

2

stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

2

stainless steel

1

canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos

1

paper cup

2

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture

1