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to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

1

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

1

cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

1

eating (something) raw

9

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

4

tendon

1

julienne (esp. of daikon); long, thin strips

2

Chinese (language)

1

barley (Hordeum vulgare)

8

wheat

10

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

10

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)

2

beer

2

to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)

1

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

4

Poaceae (family comprising the true grasses); Gramineae

1

genus; generic

7

crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products

9

use; service; purpose

2

boiled barley and rice

2

barley tea

1

shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.

5

confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

23

water absorption

1

rate; ratio; proportion; percentage

1

state of being dried out

1

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

2

outward appearance

3

very young; little; childish; immature

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

5

large build; large pattern

1

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

1

error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense

1

that is to say; so that means

1

in addition; besides

8

eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine

1

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

4

Solanaceae (nightshade family of plants)

1

Solanum (nightshade genus of plants)

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

10

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

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slicing a fish down its back

4

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

11

opening; gap; dried and opened fish

7

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

3

town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

5

warrior; samurai

4

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

5

day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer

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loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce

2