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4

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

3

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

1

Christmas tree

3

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

24

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

3

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

39

how many years; how long; what year

1

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

1

seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

3

honorific/polite/humble prefix

34

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

49

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

87

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

61

so much; so; like that

1

for a long time

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

8

long time; long interval; for quite some time

2

(someone else's) child; child; kid

1

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

48

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

7

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

2

husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

1

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

33

eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

6

this year

4

(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

3

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

28

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

15

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

2

Christmas Eve

2

was

6

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

6

surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand

7

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

1

one week

1

to pass (of time); to elapse

1

in the meanwhile; during the time

2

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

2

bronchitis

1

to occur; to happen

1

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

1

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

1

good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory

1

be; is

11

old man; old geezer

19