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dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)

5

imoni (taro and meat soup)

2

polished rice; (uncooked) white rice

2

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

13

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

7

to train; to discipline; to teach manners

6

habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

5

small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

8

mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about

5

stomach; dietary needs

4

thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

3

end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)

30

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

17

light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy

8

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

13

gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)

4

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

17

basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally

3

smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

4

footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)

2

in this manner; in this way; like this

2

to burn into one's memory; to sear an image

3

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

2

to mimic; to imitate

2

horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise

2

one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

5

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

8

rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation

2

part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes

7

guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)

3

elbow

15

to improve one's skill

3

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

10

close to the ear

22

to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

3

curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case

2

from the beginning

4

corner; nook; recess

27

shoji (paper sliding door)

4

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

2

practice; practising; training; study

3

sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground

2

February; second month of the lunar calendar

7

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

2

being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something

1

each house; every house; many houses

2

sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods

1

to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

7

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

19

after a long time; for the first time in a while

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