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roar of waves

1

perception; sensation; awareness

2

eating habits

2

to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

3

price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)

3

profit margin

1

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

2

billboard; advertising sign

1

to attract attention; to come into the limelight

2

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

7

lady; nobleman's wife

2

fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed

1

influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well

1

to spy out; to smell out

2

woman; lady; adult female

3

desire; request; wish

1

easygoing; optimistic; conceited

1

person who introduces someone; introducer

1

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

1

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse

1

good-quality; superior in quality

1

black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface

1

to sell out; to sell off

1

to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished

2

pot-au-feu

8

clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it

2

thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater

8

kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

1

sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping

2

salty taste; saltiness

2

lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality

2

bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

3

just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

1

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

3

to fail to hear; to miss

1

rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled

4

to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity

8

aggregate amount

1

simplification

1

volley

14

oyster

1

oyster; oyster shell

23

Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits

12

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy

3

kettle

1

fish with a human-looking face

1

always; at any time

1