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well, I must admit ...

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hot water; hot bath

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to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

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here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

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nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break

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I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

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benefactor; patron

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hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

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

4

snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow

2

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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noodles; (arch.) flour

3

pasta

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relative; relation; kin

2

public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

2

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

2

men and women of all ages

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briskly; quickly; promptly

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cold water

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having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

2

hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

3

to warm; to heat

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plop; splash

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(Western) soup

2

hey there; I say; see here

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to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)

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(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

4

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

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indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

2

way of eating; how to eat

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chopsticks

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tool; implement; means; furniture

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to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

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maintenance; preservation; improvement

2

cannot be helped; unavoidable

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to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk

2

blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

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white

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porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice

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crowd of people

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large pot; cauldron

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population density

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party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner

1

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

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firm promise; definite promise

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to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

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