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food critic

1

for summer

42

local production for local consumption

1

drawing pin; thumb tack

1

Watase

3

patisserie; pastry shop; French-style pastry

1

Haneda Airport

1

boarding; board; meals; catering; cook

1

flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever

4

having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively

2

Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA)

2

surfing

1

Shounan

1

suffering; distress; hardship; trial

1

Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)

2

male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man

1

notification sound

1

legend; tradition

1

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

1

Merry Christmas

3

stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

1

generations; ages; years

1

patissier; pastry chef

4

thousand years; many years

24

peace preservation; security; safety

2

deep-fried food

1

hot

1

leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew

1

ocean; sea; the deep

1

complaining; nitpicking

1

precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints

1

in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business

1

vibrator

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

1

to congratulate; to celebrate

1

long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

1

damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy

1

potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato

1

home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning

1

stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock

1

person in charge; official; attendant

2

yay

1

new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure

2

embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)

1

career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee

2

midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year

1

the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

1

to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

1

empty-handed

2

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

1