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to hold in one's mouth

1

to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out

1

old man; old geezer

9

curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

8

to grate; to scrape off

1

interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical

8

seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment

1

sauce; Worcestershire sauce

4

ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà

1

pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

2

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

1

to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn

1

fresh cream

1

mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)

1

honey

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

7

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

8

secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

8

embarrassing; awkward

2

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

1

throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)

1

quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

5

(not) merely; (not) simply

1

to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in

2

it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

6

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

6

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

2

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

1

coming to the store

1

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

2

and then; and so; and; so then

4

stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)

1

look!; there!; here!; that is

5

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

2

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

3

caustic words

1

third day of the month; three days

4

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

6

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

1

the same night; that night

2

burnt to a crisp

3

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

3

mum; mom

5

three; three years of age

2

each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

7

event

2