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to ascertain; to check; to make sure

3

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

2

to tear off; to rip off; to peel off

1

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

1

half

8

one third; a third part

2

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

3

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

10

(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey

6

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

11

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

9

to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

4

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

10

nose

7

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

2

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

2

by means of; due to; because of; according to

12

meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something

1

already; too late

9

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

3

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

16

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

6

shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige

1

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

1

main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part

6

eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

6

cut into cubes; diced

1

minced meat; ground meat

2

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

43

to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

4

garlic (Allium sativum)

2

hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)

1

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

1

capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper

3

soy sauce; shoyu

7

mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking

5

oyster sauce

1

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

2

salty-sweet

1

seasoning; flavour; flavor

4

irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal

1

mabo nasu; fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce

1

also called

2

should; must; -able; probably; likely

4

polished rice; (uncooked) white rice

2

affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

1

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

2

one's share; one's portion

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

4