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slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

2

loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack

1

thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

1

market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

1

contrary to one's expectations

1

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

3

just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way

1

miso soup

2

cooking ability

1

seasoning; flavour; flavor

1

another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand

1

(United States of) America; USA

1

(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

2

organ (of body, plant, etc.)

2

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

3

double; twice (as much); twofold

1

large serving; large portion

2

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

4

ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

3

one scene (e.g. in a movie)

3

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

2

to skin; to peel

1

munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

4

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

3

(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

1

to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...

1

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

5

nuance

5

reptiles

1

faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction

1

bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

2

at any rate; anyhow

1

thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent

1

tiny; little; wee

5

therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason

1

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

4

to listen attentively to; to be lost in

1

persecution; oppression

1

temporary

2

general public; the masses

1

awe; fear; dread; fright

3

it hasn't been long since

1

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

4

report; notification; registration

2

to look stern

2

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

1

substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

1

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

2

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

2