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noon; midday

2

mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice

3

visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience

1

mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice

6

popularity contest

5

hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm

1

to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that

2

roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; feelings that influence one's mood; stomach growling

1

great eater; glutton

2

to be hungry

1

dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner

4

simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled

1

Western-style restaurant

1

beef stew

12

containing more onions or leeks than usual (of gyudon, etc.)

1

tonkatsu restaurant

1

katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice

6

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

1

Chinese restaurant

1

twice cooked pork (Szechuan dish)

1

multinational; transnational

1

food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)

1

mineral water

2

the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty

3

slowdown; drop in pace

4

fisherman

19

to feel hungry; to get hungry

2

defense (esp. in sports); defence

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

8

something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah

4

cool down

1

worthy opponent; good match for someone; well-matched adversary

2

not budging an inch; to stand one's ground

1

to contend for victory

1

fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome

1

beef curry

2

for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two

2

manner of eating

1

Italian food; Italian cooking; Italian cuisine

1

cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing

1

squid ink

13

light eating; spare diet; not eating much

1

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

1

noted product; local specialty

1

back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork

2

one's increasing age; approaching old age; aging steadily

1

sudden braking; slamming on the brakes

2

just like; the same as; no different than

1

fierce fighting

2

porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake

1