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to ascertain; to check; to make sure

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fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)

1

mochi; (sticky) rice cake

1

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

5

preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)

2

dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

2

fresh pasta

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

10

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

2

garlic (edible plant, Allium sativum)

1

Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree); extremely spicy form of chili pepper; variety of high-quality green tea

1

olive oil

1

spicy

2

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

4

liking; taste; choice

3

cost

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

2

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

11

preserved foods

2

(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

1

cheek (of face)

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to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

2

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

1

dried noodles

3

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

4

supplier

1

captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

1

shop; store

2

sales; selling; marketing

4

a little bit; a little while

3

price; cost; value; worth; value

2

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling

4

form; shape; figure; visage

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circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

1

similar to; like

2

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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springy (texture); puffy

2

gently; airily; fluffily

1

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

3

soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

2

reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)

1

juice; sap; soup; broth

1

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

4

minced meat; ground meat

1

value; worth; merit

1

to be the case that

4

to eat

2

manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling

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to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

4