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staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location

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quarrel; dispute

2

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

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small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

4

recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)

2

fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

2

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

2

learning by watching others; learning by imitation

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to mix; to blend; to combine

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wheat flour

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to dissolve; to melt

1

baking powder

1

measuring by eye

1

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

1

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

2

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

1

lightly seasoned

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to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

1

earthenware pot

2

oven

2

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

1

gratin

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to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)

2

timer; clock register

1

set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo

1

strange voice

3

because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

1

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

1

gas stove; gas cooker; gas range

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

3

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

1

pitch black

1

juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce

2

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

2

oyster; oyster shell

2

exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

2

to be boiled; to be cooked

1

ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

1

very strange; odd; queer

1

chief mourner

1

power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

1

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

1

shabu-shabu-like hotpot dish with pork, spinach, etc.

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pork

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food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)

1

rice cakes; pounded mochi rice

2

season; time of year

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