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just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)

2

sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)

1

paper-thin sheet of wood

1

to come to one's senses; to calm down

7

deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology

1

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

7

bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)

3

to steam (food)

1

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

2

street stall; stand; booth

2

to feel bitter; to scowl

2

to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

19

fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown

5

quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

1

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

2

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

2

(satirical) cartoon; caricature; humorous illustration

1

grimace; sullen face

7

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

1

humorous flavour; something comical

1

personality; character; individuality; personhood

2

(skill of) making funny faces; facial performance

1

utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears

1

envelope

2

household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband

3

to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say

13

sealed letter

4

voyeur; Peeping Tom

4

uncontrollable; irrepressible

1

starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)

1

to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)

1

surreptitious glance; looking furtively

2

exposure; disclosure

5

seal

4

craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom

1

cheeky; saucy; pert

4

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

5

fault-finding; carping

2

few decades; many decades; several decades

1

this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)

5

fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

12

to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply

7

article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point

1

(plump and) happy-looking

1

small dish

4

garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish

2

Szechuan pickles; Sichuan vegetables; zha cai; pickled mustard plant stem

1

while; during; performed in this condition

2

eyebrow; eyebrows

11

youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

1