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unexpected; unforeseen; strange

3

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

4

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

4

lighting up; illumination; floodlighting

2

elegance; taste; refinement

1

gravel

2

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

1

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

10

four-legged tray for festive food

2

food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink

2

glass; pane

2

sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim

4

sake; Japanese rice wine

4

sake cup

4

beautiful woman

5

pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

5

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

11

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

6

taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality

1

fruity

1

liking; taste; choice

3

by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

9

dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing

3

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

sake made without added alcohol or sugar

1

top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less

2

one shō bottle (1.8 litres)

2

it is I who should say so

1

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

5

shishito pepper (variety of Capsicum annuum)

1

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

1

vinegar, soy sauce and mirin (or sugar) mixed in roughly equal proportions

1

to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)

1

Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)

2

to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

1

thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency

1

thick fried tofu

1

turnip (Brassica rapa)

2

nimble; quick; agile

3

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

13

father

8

to take over; to hand over

1

four years

4

store; shop

7

maybe; could be; might

3

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

10

furthermore; even more

5

to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel

2

plural; multiple; several

4