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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

2

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

2

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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cone

1

quadrangular pyramid

1

form; shape; figure; visage

4

Italy

1

Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western

1

murder case

3

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

2

haunted house

1

main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

2

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

4

to put on airs; to assume importance

2

bed

2

late at night

1

going to bed; retiring (for the night)

2

heart; guts; nerve; central part

1

kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

2

thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

2

puddle of blood; pool of blood

1

door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch

4

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

1

to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

1

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

2

shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

1

going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing

1

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

1

makeup remover

1

face-washing

1

foam; form

1

freezing; cold storage; refrigeration

1

udon served in a pot with broth

1

gas stove; gas cooker; gas range

2

solid fuel

1

sandwich

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onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

1

women's magazine

1

tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

1

demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling

2

meaning; significance

1

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

2

getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)

3

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

(on the) street

2

Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

3

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

2

heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest

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