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white sesame seeds

1

Inuzuka

1

sitter (babies, pets)

1

mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking

1

skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso

1

violent explosion; bursting

1

canned peaches

1

tablespoon

4

pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk

27

physical

1

best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)

1

scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing

1

number of nights

1

rice cakes; pounded mochi rice

2

sports drink

1

to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose

2

fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)

1

soy sauce; shoyu

1

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

1

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

1

thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee

1

to mix; to blend; to combine

1

please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother

1

shark

2

special; TV special

2

yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill

1

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

9

clay

1

to shout (in anger); to yell

1

jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly

5

descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance

1

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

3

(husked grains of) rice

5

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

2

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

1

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

2

already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

1

bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting

2

bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

1

living; lifestyle; living room

1

four o'clock

1

how many hours?

1

mochi; (sticky) rice cake

1

to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

3

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

1

small bird; little bird

2

reconciliation; make peace with

1