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because; as; since

2

subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient

1

flour; meal; powder; dust

3

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

10

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

28

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

2

to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

2

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

5

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

3

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

21

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

23

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

2

only; merely; but; no more than

2

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

5

just a little

3

back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means

1

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

2

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

13

evening; dusk; twilight

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

2

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

2

socks; sock; stockings; stocking

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

1

primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

9

to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

3

we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

3

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

16

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

3

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

1

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

5

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

tomorrow; near future

4

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

1

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

2

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

1

adds force or indicates command

35

large front gate

6

empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

3

in the morning; during the morning

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

delicious; tasty

2

however; but

4

Tokyo

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city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis

1

(public) park

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

4