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to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

3

spicy

2

Southeast Asia

1

general; overall; across-the-board

1

to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew

1

risotto

2

shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.

1

teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)

1

additional order; adding to an existing order

3

conquest; domination; mastery

1

good humour (humor); good mood

3

to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone

1

PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)

1

inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry

1

to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited

1

one house

2

to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do

1

to follow around

1

articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well

1

demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

2

good health

1

to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered

1

to exchange greetings

1

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

2

healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace

1

opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable

2

to be contrary to one's expectations

1

(one) could even say that

3

such; this sort of; like this

1

kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)

12

pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly

2

to clap

1

demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance

4

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

1

speedy

1

woodworking; woodworker; carpenter

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

3

to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating

1

to get the hang of; to learn the secret to

2

making an attempt; trial run

2

ten times

1

looking away; looking aside

2

profound; deep

9

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

9

proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)

2

to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up

1

this sort of

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for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

1

to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle

1