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yikes; oops; eep; wow

5

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

1

three people

5

reaction; response

3

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

4

polished rice; (uncooked) white rice

1

fish balls; fish dumplings

2

to be slippery; to be slimy

2

sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

1

nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing

3

cold tofu

3

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

12

sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

object; body; solid

1

Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone

1

if not ...; unless ...

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

1

mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar

1

use; service; purpose

2

cooked rice; meal

2

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

4

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

1

don't you think?; indicates question

8

cool; cool-looking; refreshing to look at

3

season; time of year

1

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

9

stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence

1

to eat a lot; appetizing

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

6

recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)

2

September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

5

summer vacation

6

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

3

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

9

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

6

late summer heat; lingering summer heat

2

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

sake; Japanese rice wine

1

bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

3

every person; every mouth; every entrance

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

6

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

4

thank you

19

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

3

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

2

boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening

1