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spindle

1

precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial

1

spindle

2

what; what?; hey!

5

management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)

3

hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort

1

employee; worker

9

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

3

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

13

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

candle

6

swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly

3

to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards

1

rarely; seldom

3

evergreen tree

4

presence (impressive quality)

1

on the sea; on the ocean; offshore

1

stateroom; cabin

3

sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel

6

merchant ship

1

to buy in; to purchase

1

container (e.g. shipping); skip

1

this evening; tonight

8

departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail

2

food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply

1

supply; supplying; replenishment

1

admiral; commodore

1

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

6

to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language

1

how many; how old

5

to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree

1

to bend; to warp; to curve

1

parents; both parents

2

father

1

evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

2

boiled daikon (or turnip, etc.) eaten hot with miso

1

daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor

5

one; one

2

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

2

to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together

4

first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka

1

salty-sweet

4

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

1

beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf

2

fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)

3

sashimi; make-up

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

5

sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

2

likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences

3