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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

4

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

3

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

3

mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

2

spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

1

I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago

1

polygyny

1

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

4

memory; sense; experience

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

4

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

1

come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something

1

evening meal; dinner

1

to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

2

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

3

please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in

1

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

1

year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)

2

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

5

adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation

1

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

10

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

2

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

6

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

2

cooked rice; meal

1

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

1

voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

5

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

2

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

14

state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

1

together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category

6

Fukuoka (city, prefecture)

1

suffix for familiar person

7

you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of

7

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

2

Christmas Eve

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

3

liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

14

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

5

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

1

what kind of; what sort of; what

1

indicates question

1

time; hour; period; class

3

Osaka (city)

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university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

2

myself; yourself; I; me; you

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