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if I (we, etc.) could

2

early shift; morning shift; early arrival

1

main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part

1

part-time job; side job

2

ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant

1

beyond this point; from now on; after this

1

apology

1

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

3

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

6

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

1

another; different; something else

1

I; me

1

ahead; before; the future

2

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

1

gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

1

wire

1

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

1

excuse; explanation

1

only; nothing but

1

last night; yesterday evening

2

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

1

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

2

nightlife districts; drinking districts

1

name; given name; first name

3

dead of night; midnight

2

taxi

5

hard to get; hard to come by

1

bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

brocade; fine dress; fine clothes

1

trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

to be (doing)

8

the very picture of ...

1

peace; harmony

3

a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family

2

to happen to pass by

2

to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

1

desire to tease; desire to cause mischief

1

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

1

Isobe

7

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

4

weekly publication

3

today; this day

2

each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

3

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

1

panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind

1

spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu

1

commuting to work

1

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

1