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to give an order, to place an order, to have made to order

difficult, hard

greedy

pile, pool, collection; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari, variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.)(explanation)

counter for wheels and flowers

moment, instant

ah!, oh!, alas!; yes, indeed, that is correct; aah, gah, argh; hey!, yo!; uh huh, yeah yeah, right, gotcha

to laugh at, to ridicule, to mock, to make fun of, to sneer at

surely, certainly, no doubt, must

to sing, to chirp, to twitter

excreta, raw sewage, human waste, night soil

to pinch, to nip

to get complicated, to grow worse, to turn sour

to pluck, to pick, to tear

free and easy, open-hearted, relaxed, not fussy, frank

to dry up (spring, pond, etc.), to run out

to bring (news, knowledge, etc.), to introduce; to bring about, to cause, to produce (e.g. results)

to jar, to creak, to grate

to be fed up (with), to be tired (of), to be bored (with), to be unable to bear; to be stumped, to be nonplussed, to be disconcerted; to wince, to shrink back, to cringe

hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm), graupel; dicing, small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)

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