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to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone

5

couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

8

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

2

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

2

hard to reach place; remote place

1

elbow

2

sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings

3

with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob

1

fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon

10

aha!; yes sir

2

teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer

5

sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

2

reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

1

customer traffic; customers; custom

1

on and after; from ... onward; since

1

with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

2

dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

souvenir shop

2

amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall

1

failure; mistake; blunder

2

now; come (now); well

5

to take (be in) charge of

1

entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!

1

success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity

1

invitation

1

as you see; as you can see

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

2

skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

7

degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety

1

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

1

with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain

1

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

5

this month

1

opening a business; opening a practice

1

2nd day of the month; two days

1

cook; chef

5

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

6

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

3

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke

1

next month

1

to demolish; to tear down; to pull down

1

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

6

foodstuff; ingredient

18

refrigerator; fridge

8

to remain; to be left

7

wooden; made of wood

2

introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down

3

arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization

3