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that's the way it is; such is life

3

experiment

1

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

2

fry pan; frying pan

1

four

1

fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

1

scrubbing brush; scourer

1

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

1

proposal; proposition; suggestion

1

boyfriend; he; him

3

family; members of a family

6

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

1

corn soup

1

acacia

1

-made; make

1

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

1

vinegar

1

soaking (dirty laundry, dishes etc., before washing)

1

deodorization; deodorisation

1

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

2

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

2

caribou

3

Minobu Station

1

retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned

2

food cooked in miso; cooking in miso

1

straw raincoat

4

contempt; insult; offense; offence

4

ten; 10; ten years of age

3

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

1

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

2

articles; supplies; parts

2

store; shop; restaurant

2

large sum (money)

1

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

2

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

1

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

1

danger; peril; hazard; risk

1

save; checking; curbing; suppressing

2

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

1

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

2

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob

3

to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover

1

gas lamp

1

gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove

7

easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap

1

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

1