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investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

10

with a grin

12

crossword puzzle

3

(about) middle; midway

2

playing alone

1

immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

3

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

4

full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full

4

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

8

taste; palate; sense of taste

1

search; quest; pursuit

2

investigator; examiner

1

blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper

5

shop; store

4

penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism

1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

2

Hamburg steak; hamburger steak

4

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

4

black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market

1

good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory

1

rice (esp. when served on a plate)

2

cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck

1

success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

36

to compare (e.g. notes); to exchange (e.g. views, opinions)

1

cold Chinese noodles accompanied by soup for dipping

1

written letters; handwriting

1

preachy; sanctimonious

2

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

2

gram; gramme

2

noodles; (arch.) flour

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy

2

unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular

1

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

3

Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

2

pasta

10

(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.

2

bacon

1

family-oriented; familial

1

well-bred; of good upbringing

2

little by little

38

to eat; to drink

6

mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect

5

unison

1

groggy

1

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

3

yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill

5

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

5

weakness

2

dessert; desert

5

dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full

2