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hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm

3

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

4

retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior

1

next year

2

in good coordination

1

homecoming; returning home

15

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

1

preferential

1

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

2

immigration check; immigration inspection

8

(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

2

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

3

as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible

2

moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about

2

ho-ho

1

treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear

2

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

1

sign of remorse; indication of regret

1

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

1

adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)

1

to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

1

freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin

2

western style

2

jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly

1

gelatin; gelatine

2

strictly speaking

1

any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)

1

seaweed

1

real thing; original; actual

2

recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)

1

sweets; sweet food

1

high praise; great admiration; rave reviews

1

sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal

3

function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers

2

way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

1

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

1

ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

1

with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

1

recognition of services

1

different strokes for different folks; people doing something in their own way

1

uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

1

sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony

2

leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers

1

the ten fingers

1

countless; incalculable

1

to talk together

2

amiable; affable

1

to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)

3

to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought

3

staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge

1