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older brother; elder brother

5

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

4

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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appetite (for food)

3

often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply

2

part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes

4

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

6

one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

2

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

8

to go; to come

1

okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables

9

set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo

10

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

6

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

5

tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

1

rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up

3

pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing

1

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

5

sauce; Worcestershire sauce

5

mayonnaise

3

katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito

2

nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

4

topping

2

complete set; all; everything

2

array; muster; line-up; full force

1

freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration

7

don't you think?; indicates question

30

embodiment; realization; materialization

2

magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave

1

cabbage (Brassica oleracea)

4

pork

2

link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

1

Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

1

substitution

1

cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

3

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

6

evening meal

5

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

6

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

3

ahem

3

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

3

magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

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consumption; expenditure

2

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

13

to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

7

restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

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