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adviser; advisor; consultant

3

ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)

1

Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral

1

last year

2

tea ceremony; Way of Tea

2

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

1

to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

2

hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

2

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

6

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

3

beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

3

Japan

2

to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

1

clear; pure; noble

1

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

1

appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

1

unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible

1

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

1

exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

2

at present; now

1

pending question; unresolved problem

1

matter; item; facts

1

speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought

1

fully loaded; full load; loaded condition

1

extraordinary; uncommon

1

talent; ability

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

1

now that; since; so long as; because

1

ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

1

price; cost; value; worth; value

2

one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

1

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

1

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

1

including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

2

school cafeteria

2

use; utilization; utilisation; application

1

to burn; to get fired up

4

last night; yesterday evening

4

after a long time; for the first time in a while

5

pork

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ginger (Zingiber officinale)

1

cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

1

porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice

1

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

1