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ingredient; foodstuff

4

(a) few; some; several

2

import; importation; introduction; afferent

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

7

local specialty; special product (of a region)

1

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

1

home; family; household

2

to attempt; to test; to try out

4

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

art of cooking; cookery; cuisine

2

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

3

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

1

precisely because

1

perishable foods; perishables

1

preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)

2

transactions; dealings; business

2

grains

1

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

2

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

2

staple food

2

rye (Secale cereale)

8

mainly; primarily

1

tax

2

to govern; to manage; to subdue

1

stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)

1

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

3

ill-bred; poorly brought up

1

so much; so; like that

2

to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield

1

cold district; northern district

2

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

7

soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)

2

sandy soil

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

7

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

5

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

3

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

2

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

1

nutriment; nutritious substance; nourishment

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

2

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

2

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

2

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

3

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

3