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powdered; in powder form

1

(small crunchy) dried sardines

2

soup made with red miso paste; red miso soup

3

(dried) bonito stock

1

vitality; ability to earn a living

1

anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary

1

university student; college student

5

incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league

2

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

remittance; sending money; transferring money

1

to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)

1

to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on

1

store; reserve; stock; savings

2

thrift; economy; frugality

1

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

2

experienced; already had an experience (with something)

1

for one's age

1

to grow old; to age

9

forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo

2

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

1

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

12

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

2

normal; usual; ordinary; everyday

1

wee-wee; pee-pee; number one

4

to point upward; to look upward; to improve

2

handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse

2

to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble

3

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

2

to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated

1

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

2

sandal strap; geta strap

2

pressure; oppression; suppression

3

to like too much; to like to excess; to adore

2

faltering; hesitation

2

to breathe heavily

1

to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link

2

formative experience (from one's youth)

1

rustling of clothes

1

friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction

5

to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

6

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

2

to paint over heavily; to plaster up

3

throughout the body

2

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

1

panting; gasping; heavy breathing

5

slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)

2

manual (operation)

2

snap (of the wrist; in baseball, golf, etc.); snapshot; snap fastener; press stud; snap (movement, action)

3

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

3