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noon; midday; daytime; lunch

1

sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

3

bento; Japanese box lunch

3

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

3

telephone number

1

look; glance; sight; summary; list; table

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

home delivery (of food); outside catering

4

outside telephone line; outer circle

1

dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

1

water cooler; water dispenser

2

trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade

1

yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up

1

mum; mom; mummy; the missus

1

court

2

dethronement

1

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

8

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)

8

large serving; large portion

8

tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter

7

katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice

8

chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

2

udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

4

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

4

Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

5

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

7

older sister; lass; young lady

1

recipient of an order

1

soba restaurant

4

general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

1

small bones

1

asking; enquiring; searching; looking for

4

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

1

whether or not

1

manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

1

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

1

to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in

1

new menu item; new dish on a menu

1

individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set

1

the other day; lately; recently

1

inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)

1

uric acid level

1

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

2

one more time; once more; once again

1

soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup

1

Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

1

sauce; Worcestershire sauce

1

same kind; accomplices; companions

1