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to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

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Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku)

2

to cultivate; to foster

5

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

1

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

1

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

2

primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)

1

eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)

2

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

4

to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

1

light-brown miso

1

western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)

4

general classification; broad categorization

4

true state; actual condition; reality

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father and mother; parents

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grandparents

4

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

2

place of residence; dwelling place

3

to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

2

setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

1

Doll's Festival (March 3); Peach Festival

1

Boy's Day celebration (May 5)

1

equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana

1

tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

3

event; function

9

to lack

2

to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront

1

practice; practising; experience

3

to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred

1

Wakayama prefecture (Kinki area)

1

existence; possession; having; limited company

2

autumn festival; fall festival

1

mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix

8

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

4

to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)

2

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

3

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

1

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

5

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

6

(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

3

according to (someone)

2

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

2

to increase; to multiply

6

oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)

1

chirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top

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dining table

3

to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

2