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giving a broad smile

4

foreign country

9

to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

6

to settle down

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kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

1

cookware; cooking utensil

2

familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by

2

bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)

2

kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove

2

to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

3

steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive

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baozi; Chinese steamed bun

7

bread dough

1

tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

8

manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling

2

steamed bun with sesame oil and anko filling

1

minced meat; ground meat

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

2

material; ingredient

4

manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling

2

Chinese restaurant

1

sesame oil

1

thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly

1

each time

1

significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

2

high-ranking; senior

3

to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

2

abashment; bashfulness

1

cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry

6

lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)

2

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

1

every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

1

large plate; platter

4

extremely familiar; very well-acquainted

3

it's probably so; it stands to reason

3

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

2

captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

1

to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to

1

to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

6

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

2

using as an intermediary; through

1

as far as I know

1

ship's doctor

1

to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good

1

bark (of tree)

1

traditional Chinese medicine

1

feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering

1

to answer a question

5

to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

1

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

2