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guts; pluck; nerve; spirit

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to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations

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best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

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title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren chant

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difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

5

careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

1

head chef; master chef

1

to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability

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at least

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to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

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tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

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depending on; dependent on

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large plate; platter

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to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)

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to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)

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green; green color

2

cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

2

olive oil

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mellow (flavor or fragrance; esp. of alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior

1

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

2

to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite

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retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)

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staple food

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ready-made; common-law (wife)

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buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking

1

feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

4

basil

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stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill

2

pine nut

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taste; flavor; flavour

1

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

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sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake

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food texture; mouthfeel

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mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

4

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

1

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

3

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

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

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eulogy; compliment

1

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

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the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes

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manner of eating

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to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to

3

to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off

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

2

(one's) mother

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(piece of) rope; ordinary method

2

matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement

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