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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

17

human; humane

1

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

9

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

13

to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

3

express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)

1

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

35

cushioning; packaging

1

sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains

5

to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

2

to wrap up

15

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

12

at times; occasionally

54

exceptional item; extraordinary product

1

to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

4

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

96

Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)

4

national highway

8

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

10

along

9

establishment (of a business); founding

2

Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)

1

chain store

6

comfort food; soul food

3

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

2

homecoming; returning home

5

time; season; period; phase; stage

40

large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)

1

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

23

ramen restaurant

2

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

17

oil

10

juice; sap; soup; broth

4

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

39

Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country

17

noodles; (arch.) flour

21

Caught in the Rain

1

(Chinese) chili oil; chile oil; chilli oil

3

strongest

5

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

2

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

2

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

29

hostility; animosity; enmity

2

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

12

help

6

phobia; morbid fear

1

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

1

to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

17

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

4

splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)

3