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how; in what way; how about; questionable

4

to laugh scornfully

1

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

5

to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

1

restaurant

3

fatal; lethal

1

that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

2

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

4

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

7

to start to move; to get going; to come alive

1

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

5

to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk

1

(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment

12

earthenware pot

11

to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

20

fire; flame; blaze

14

thin dipping sauce for tempura

1

(dried) bonito stock

1

mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking

1

spoon

7

skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish

1

roundish; sort of round

1

bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull

1

to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

2

(United States of) America; USA

2

to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap

10

rice cooker

3

if it is (the case that ...)

2

to be cooked; to have finished cooking

3

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

6

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

1

incorrigible; dogged

3

in the meanwhile; during the time

10

private; personal life; (one's) privacy

1

to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)

2

Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)

1

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

1

strong point; forte; merit; strength

1

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

16

shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery

4

precious; valuable

2

price; value; cost

1

unworthy; unbecoming; improper

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

4

treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear

1

feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly

3

when it becomes; when it comes to

6

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

9

clothing; garment; dress

2

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

1