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net; netting; web

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to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)

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dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)

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granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

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direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation

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to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

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snake; serpent; large snake

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

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to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

2

elasticity; flexibility

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to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

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method; process; manner; way; means; technique

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another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

2

slicing a fish down its back

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to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

4

gently; airily; fluffily

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

3

cooking; food preparation

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

2

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

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knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

1

soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

2

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

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crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe

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white

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cutting a thin object (e.g. vegetable stalk) at a 45 degree angle; cutting in a way that blunts or rounds the cut

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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

2

cylinder or rod-shaped

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fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

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to eat a mouthful; to take a bite

1

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

1

perfect circle; cute

1

I; me; you; manservant

5

to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield

1

fish

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)

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good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit

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favorable reception; good reputation; popularity

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eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

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famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

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lake

2

sea; ocean; waters

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to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

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to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

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to (do) like this

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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)

2

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

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porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice

2

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

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