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wholesale

3

waiting upon (someone)

6

first of all; in the first place

1

spirit; pep; energy

1

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

7

delight

1

to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

1

Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

7

engineering works; civil engineering; public works

11

yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop

2

the former

2

twilight; sunset; dusk; evening

2

Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

5

the latter

2

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

3

plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

31

to extol; to give praise

1

(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

7

(a) life; (a) command

3

written oath

2

passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality

2

thousands; several thousand

2

to have; to possess

3

both; two each

2

together; mutually; fellow

9

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

4

belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration

1

affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

3

near at hand

1

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

2

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

3

reasonable; natural

2

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

3

strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing

11

(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup

2

to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs

5

to park

1

to rush over; to run up to

6

adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

7

koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece)

5

Denji

10

bowler hat

2

bitterness; bitter taste

1

straight line; beeline

3

clean shaven; freshly shaven

1

blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

4

bravery; courage; heroism

2

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

3

older brother; elder brother

2