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kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

2

end-of-year

4

cheerfully; excitedly

2

simmering; (boiling) gently

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napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage

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edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum

1

carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

1

tofu; bean curd; beancurd

1

shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)

1

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

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mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard; Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)

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base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag

2

duck (meat)

5

first-rate; finest quality; the best

2

first-class goods

2

large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)

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ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death

2

paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

4

tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion

2

what is it?

3

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

6

dish of duck meat cooked with cabbage, spring onions, tofu, etc.

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to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)

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dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)

2

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

5

green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure

3

Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion

2

seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi

1

beatitude; supreme bliss

1

to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand

1

the n-th

1

general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go

1

stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule

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bridge

2

half-eaten

4

flour; meal; powder; dust

2

to scoop; to ladle out

2

(brand-)new article

1

time is up

1

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

1

feigned sleep; playing possum

1

hair (of the head)

2

logical

1

stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

1

going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)

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now that it's come to this; since it's come to this

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to be caught

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clandestine meeting

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to have sex with

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gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me

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