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at this rate

2

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

9

senior high school; high school

1

uniform

1

Japanese evergreen oak (Quercus acuta)

1

bilge water

1

crocodile or alligator skin (hide)

1

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

8

Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)

1

person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

1

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)

3

battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

3

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

4

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

6

market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

3

to dig out; to pick up

1

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

5

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

1

where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination

1

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

4

Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam

1

stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)

2

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

6

half day

1

measurement; surveying

1

cost; expense

5

third day of the month; three days

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afternoon; p.m.

2

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

2

male bathhouse attendant

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(hand) towel

2

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

5

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

1

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

3

to rinse one's back

2

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

1

only; nothing but

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

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on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

3

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

2

treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)

2

a certain ...; some ...

5

deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter

1

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

2

both hands; both arms; ten

2

professional duties

3

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

5

to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)

1