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appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

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smile

2

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

1

woman; female; feminine gender

2

this (current) year

1

April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

1

planning; project; plan; design

6

in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business

2

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

4

business trip; official trip

1

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

3

California

1

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

2

bridge

2

ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

3

88 years old; (arch.) rice

1

mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh

4

Japanese-style confectionary store

2

Kobayashi Nobuhiko (1932.12-)

2

remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

2

tenth day of the month; ten days

3

major air raid; blitz

2

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

1

Masaaki

2

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

1

main office; this office

1

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

3

wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler

2

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

2

landlord; landlady

1

heir; heiress; inheritor; successor

1

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

1

grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

3

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

1

sympathy for a tragic hero; rooting for the underdog

1

true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo

1

responding to a call-up for military service; answering a call-up

1

all; everything

1

to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

1

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

1

dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications

1

stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough

1

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

1

to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

2

briquette (charcoal or coal)

2

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

3

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

2

all night long; all through the night

1

to run about trying to escape

1

burnt field; burnt area

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