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warning color; warning colour

1

imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner

1

enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)

3

larva; grub; maggot

1

rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)

1

to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen

1

piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl

2

small bowl

1

to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

1

thank you (for the meal just served); (lit.) I receive (this meal)

1

to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat

1

oyster; oyster shell

1

marine products

1

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

4

with a pop; with a squish; grainy; crunchy; bubble wrap; small grains

1

adductor muscle; adductor muscle of a bivalve (e.g. scallop, etc.)

1

crab

1

vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi

2

seafood

2

porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake

2

disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to

1

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

1

easygoing; optimistic; conceited

2

sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position

1

one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother

3

(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless

1

boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)

1

hornet

61

rucksack; sack

19

Amanda

9

assailant; marauder

6

choline

18

Caplan; Kaplan

12

Jerome; Gerome; Jerrom

3

like a decent person; human

1

our country; our land; one's own country

2

one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye

1

death penalty; capital punishment

6

lifelong; lifetime; for life; life

1

straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look

1

to make a success in life

1

government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)

2

personal use; private use; private business; personal business

1

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently

1

having one misfortune after another; insult to injury

1

to be almost finished

1

food texture; mouthfeel

1

to smell sweet; to be fragrant

2

to cook; to heat

1

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

1