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one's rival in love

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both shoulders

3

to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)

2

to entrap

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

4

pre-war days; before the war

2

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

4

capital; funds; seed money; asset

2

bracken

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bracken

1

sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)

1

to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)

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udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)

1

vinegared miso

1

table

3

sour look; surly face; pout

1

to have an interest (in)

8

tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter

6

flour; meal; powder; dust

8

to deep-fry in oil

1

to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)

2

triumphant pose assumed by an athlete

2

gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure

1

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

2

opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency

1

ahem; harrumph

3

cough; coughing; tussis

1

to break the silence; to break one's silence

2

to understand (each other); to comprehend

1

a trickle of tears

1

even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears; (lit.) a tear in the ogre's eye

1

to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

4

to be misleading

1

to worry oneself over

1

to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)

1

to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer

2

it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...

1

wish; dream; prayer; one's desire

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

4

Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō

1

to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide

1

meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable

9

in swarms; in great crowds

1

unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison

3

ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

1

graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet

3

being good at thoughtfulness for others; thoughtful and considerate person

1

outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward

2

Don (Spanish honorific)

1

chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

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