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short hair

2

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

4

(Western) soup

10

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

2

plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich

1

observant eye

2

root vegetable

1

light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste

2

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

4

pepper

2

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

2

tasting; sampling

7

broth left over after boiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc.; stock

3

tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

1

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

7

seasoning; flavour; flavor

3

onion (Allium cepa)

5

dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)

2

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

9

to make narrow

4

spoon

3

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

3

juice; sap; soup; broth

4

to scoop; to ladle out

2

flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative

1

feeling; mood

2

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

1

desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

7

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

2

vegetable

4

in big gulps

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

7

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

2

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

2

one drop (of fluid)

1

to show interest in

1

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

12

I; me

1

Tulsa

38

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

3

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

1

Niels; Nils

46

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

1

plate; dish

6

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

15

incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

1

breakfast

1