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not care; not caring

3

cooking practice; (school) cooking class

4

plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap

1

pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

11

merry; joyful; gleeful

2

contest; competition; struggle; scramble

3

process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

1

heated (e.g. debate); passionate

1

as if it were about oneself

2

lip balm; chapstick

1

affectation; showiness; pretence

1

bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting

2

to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion

1

progress; development

5

to face; to confront; to be opposite to

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

6

borrowing

1

to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

2

difficult to eat; unpalatable

1

withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome

1

number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.

1

emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

3

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

2

spoon

5

interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

28

sand; grit

1

interviewer

6

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

4

way one walks; one's walk

3

to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn

1

cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene

1

oral; verbal; spoken; parol

2

posterity; future life; life to come

1

to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places

3

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

2

all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

2

having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose

1

pedestrian mall; car-free mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise

1

shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories

1

greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop

1

izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks

2

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

2

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

6

to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish

1

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

2

shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

1

isolation; being alone; being friendless

9

journalism

1

unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable

1

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

2