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wooden printing block

1

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

2

washing (esp. dishes and laundry)

1

orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly

1

triangular sink tidy (usu. used to strain waste)

1

kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage

1

kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface

10

tidying up; finishing

3

eating out; dining out

1

convenience store lunch box

1

instant foods

1

cleaner; wiper; eraser; cleaning; wiping; polishing

3

beer

1

crisper (e.g. in refrigerator); vegetable drawer; produce compartment

1

sake; Japanese rice wine

2

one shō bottle (1.8 litres)

1

stationery

2

small saucepan; small pot

1

uncooked rice

1

Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion

1

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

1

borrowing

1

to flavor; to flavour; to season

1

rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce

7

to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew

2

tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt

1

to become empty; to be emptied

3

plain meal

1

home delivery (of food); outside catering

2

salary; wages; pay

5

soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce

1

Japanese parrotfish (Calotomus japonicus)

1

workroom

2

work-in-progress; working state

1

functionality

1

pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

1

workshop; works

1

considerably; greatly; a lot

1

drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs

17

book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures

1

photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook

1

messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy

1

stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)

1

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

2

meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect

2

sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion

1

lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma

2

gum; rubber; eraser; condom

6

painting all over; covering in paint

2

to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear

1