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to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

3

about this time

2

a long time ago

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

4

trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling

1

impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

1

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

1

career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee

5

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

2

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

1

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

1

decision; determination

1

further; above; anymore

4

to fall down; to drop

1

ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

1

to fetch; to go and get

1

Tokyo

5

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

1

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

1

bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone

1

the place for; the time for; the level of

2

small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

5

how; in what way; by what means

4

Japan

5

weekend

1

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

ticket

1

overseas trip

1

paradise; Eden; Elysium

2

hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole

1

second floor; upstairs

1

watching while standing (e.g. a play)

1

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

3

hermit; wizard; wizardry

1

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

2

promotion; advancement

3

to miss a chance; to fail to do

1

class-B; B class; B grade; second rate

8

downgrading; demotion; degradation; lowering of position (or rank, etc.)

1

lame; uncool; tacky

1

one's hometown

11

prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control

1

five; 5

2

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

1

amateur

3

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

1

foreign; abroad; overseas

7

activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

1