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scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

16

edged tool; cutting instrument; knife

4

sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water; diarrhea, etc. sounds; watery

1

drop (e.g. of water); drip

3

roundish; sort of round

2

(most) basic of basics

1

both sides; two sides; double-sided

1

earring

1

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

1

egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood

1

with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

1

heartstrings; innermost soul

1

sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel

1

flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); person who sucks up to superiors; toady

1

comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly

1

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

1

chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board

1

to cut (food) into chunks; to chop into lumps

1

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

1

horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad

1

good

2

after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward

1

surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste

2

fish balls; fish dumplings

1

juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce

3

primness; putting on airs; prim person; clear soup

1

shellfish; seashell; shell

1

prawn; shrimp; lobster

2

Marseille (France)

1

charter

2

material; ingredient

1

Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)

2

reef

1

shellfish

1

octopus; fool; idiot

1

cuttlefish; squid

1

shall ...; to assume; to suppose

2

dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

1

full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)

1

main course; main dish

1

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

2

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

2

to mistakenly say; to misspeak; to misstate (the facts); to make a slip of the tongue

1

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered

1

it's not like; it isn't as if

1

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

1

partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)

1

to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

4

to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position

3