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

2

flattery; compliment

1

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

2

you

1

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

1

(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy

1

500; five hundred; many

2

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

1

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

2

heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)

5

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

1

candidate; applicant

1

to escape; to run away

1

man of letters; writer

1

absence; disregard; indifference

1

so far as

1

fish

2

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

1

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

2

because; as; since

2

Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

4

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

8

Rotary Club

1

attendance; presence; appearance

1

rust

2

liveability; livability

1

in terms of; from the point of view of

2

suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

3

Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)

3

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

2

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

4

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

1

woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)

1

interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

1

safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household

1

descendant; posterity; offspring

1

permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato

4

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

2

humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

4

to take root

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

5

Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint

3

advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging

1

night stall; night shop; night fair

33

mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy

4

bridge

9

kimono fabrics shop; draper

1