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citrus; citrus fruit

1

mixture of soy sauce and vinegar

2

floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly

1

what on Earth is this?

1

soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy

1

squeezed juice (e.g. of a lemon)

1

coagulation; freezing; solidification

1

liquid; fluid

1

solid (body); solid matter; solid-state

1

to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

1

round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth

1

dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste

4

wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery

1

result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)

1

to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

3

centre; center; middle

1

evening; evening hour

1

to start for home; to head for home; to make for home

1

gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables

14

boiled gyoza

1

pan-fried gyoza

1

crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk

1

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

1

association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)

1

ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet

1

trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)

1

longing for; burning desire

1

dehiscent fruit

2

to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

1

working in the fields; working on a farm

2

every morning

4

daily routine; daily work; daily lesson

1

to ripen; to give one's everything; to make one's best effort

1

plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly

1

friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men

1

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

2

cold water

1

literature; books (reference); document

1

500; five hundred; many

1

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

2

to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind

1

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

1

how long; how far; how much

1

riverbank; riverside

1

lately; recently

1

there being no use in arguing (about it)

2

stout; well-fleshed; well-padded; plump

2

body build; figure

1

feminine; womanly; female

1

beads of sweat

1