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impossible to do (although wants to)

2

lemon juice (ingredient)

1

to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet

2

subject of research

3

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content

1

ahead (of); before; slightly earlier

4

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

1

thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

2

cooperative; helpful

2

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

3

stomach

1

to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth

2

to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh

1

if you think about it; come to think of it

1

groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

1

moment; brief space of time

2

prevention; check

1

to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

1

re-covering; repapering; reupholstering

1

heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

2

to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)

3

to give an order

1

side of the road; roadside

1

drainage; gutter; ditch

1

muddy stream

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

8

roadside; wayside

1

purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

1

squalid; messy

6

difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling

1

unopened; with an unbroken seal

2

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

2

roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity

2

feigned illness

1

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

14

(temporary) closure of school

1

marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

3

repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year

1

unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point

1

number of days

1

knowledge; information; opinion; view

1

at first; initially; in the beginning

1

classmate

3

malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

2

slightly cloudy

1

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

4

Turk

1

designer

1

to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up

2