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being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself

3

silence; stillness; quietness

5

moonlit night

4

to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

4

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

3

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

11

now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease

3

plump; with a thud; heavily

3

eating moderately; moderation in eating; (lit.) eating until 80% full

1

(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

6

to overdo; to do too much

5

bitter

14

to besmirch; to sully

2

to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations

5

perfect circle; cute

2

cannonball; shot (in the shot put)

1

calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist

6

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

3

breakfast

9

hair on the back of one's head

2

braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait

1

always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible

3

Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

9

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

20

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

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receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death

6

money

2

treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash

11

side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time

4

bag

14

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

12

meat dish

2

cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

9

sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite

1

precedent

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

8

lowest price

3

soul; soul music

4

flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)

1

enquiry; inquiry; consultation

1

wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I

10

birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors

3

comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable

2

technique

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

4

to interrupt (a person)

1

to buy more (of something)

4

bronze statue

5

all eyes; public attention

3

strategy meeting; council of war

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