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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

4

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

1

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

1

bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom

1

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

2

stalk; stem

1

to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on

1

in the meanwhile; during the time

3

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

5

harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

1

loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling

1

image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

1

uncool; bad-looking; unattractive; unsophisticated; provincial; hick

1

cabbage (Brassica oleracea)

1

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

1

tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

2

lavish; profuse

2

great eater; glutton

2

to be needed; to be wanted

4

the person himself

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

1

something left in charge

1

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

4

rich person

3

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

2

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

2

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

6

upper limit; supremum

2

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

1

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

2

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

2

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

7

substitution

1

seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment

8

staple food

1

generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

1

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

3

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

2

wheat flour

3

Japanese food; Japanese meal

1

next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor

1

oil

17

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

1

alcohol; sake

5

hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary

4

sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing

3