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to begin; to set about; to start

3

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

1

to frown; to scowl

1

thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)

2

trifles; minor details

1

(United States of) America; USA

1

to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew

1

failure; mistake; blunder

2

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

5

hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)

1

small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish

2

spoon

1

fork; forkball

1

proposal; offer; request; application

3

polite; courteous; hospitable

2

observation; survey; watching

2

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

8

(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly

2

remembrance; recollection; recognition

1

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

1

chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

1

to get drunk

2

fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion

1

to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

1

after a meal

1

drinking straw; straw

1

to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

1

frog

1

to cross one's legs

1

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

2

to address

1

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

7

among (them); of (them)

1

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

3

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

2

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

6

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

8

strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge

2

rarely; seldom

2

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

10

submerge

3

meaning; significance; sense

3

gust (of wind); blast

1

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

2

view

1

splash; plop

1

sound of water

1

imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect

1