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buying; purchasing

2

typewriter

1

to answer the phone

2

to laugh scornfully

1

dong (of a bell or gong)

1

like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else

1

to stop in the middle of a sentence

1

minute hand

1

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

1

bread roll

2

spaghetti

3

spinach

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boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)

1

to knead into

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noodles; (arch.) flour

4

dried noodles

1

soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball

2

collecting together and buying; doing a big shop

1

school lunch

4

growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension

1

(United States of) America; USA; US

1

supply; provision

1

staple food

2

noodle making

1

business world; business circles; (the) industry

1

quality (of a product or a service)

1

standard; norm

1

official regulations; inner rules

1

based on; on the basis of

1

bread flour (high gluten); strong flour; hard flour

1

vitamin

2

nutrient

1

addition; annexing

1

strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification

1

Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area

1

use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

1

to spread; to be propagated

1

mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)

1

vinegared rice rolled in nori (laver)

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sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

1

to sit down; to take a seat

1

day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

1

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long

1

glasswork

1

composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation

1

tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed

1

significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

1

to rack one's brains

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1