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anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

4

individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed

2

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

1

to fetch; to go and get

1

after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

2

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

6

shellfish

1

unbalanced diet

1

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

1

light eating; spare diet; not eating much

1

staple food

1

hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary

1

thrift; economy; frugality

1

money; metal

3

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

2

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

2

of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)

1

beginning; outset; first; onset

9

-ish; -like

3

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

3

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

2

things; everything

2

to be perturbed; to be agitated

1

diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

1

to thank

2

favourite dish (favorite); favourite food

2

eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

3

lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

1

loveable; very likeable; like very much

1

region; limits; stage; level

1

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

3

paella (Spanish rice dish)

1

shellfish; seashell; shell

1

somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

1

to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

1

fork; forkball

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

7

Japanese person; Japanese people

1

chopsticks

2

flattery; compliment

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

2

shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

3

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

1

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

6

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

12

insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

1

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

2