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skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery

2

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

1

chopsticks

1

another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand

1

seasoning; flavour; flavor

1

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

2

dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)

1

reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

2

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

1

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

4

alcohol; sake

6

sake; Japanese rice wine

1

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

1

company; corporation; workplace

20

slight intoxication; being tipsy

1

to get scolded severely

1

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

7

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

8

follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

7

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

9

verbal promise; one's word

1

something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

2

to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal

1

to come back

5

to count; to enumerate

2

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

1

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

6

well, I must admit ...

1

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances

2

everyday occurrence

1

moon; month

1

half

7

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

13

folding chair (with tubular metal frame)

1

concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)

1

proofreading completed

1

through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

2

dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

7

restoration; return to health

1

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

2

working hours

2

(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one

1

each; respectively

4

start of work; commencement; opening

1

end of work day; end of school term; end of school year

1

middle of the night; dead of night

5

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

6