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the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean

2

starry sky

1

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

2

bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

2

grandchild

2

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

3

Sunday

5

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

1

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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this week

1

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

4

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife

1

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

4

business trip; official trip

1

(husband and wife) both working; dual income

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

1

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

1

kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red

1

this evening; tonight

1

going to a work location in advance; arriving a day early (e.g. for a film shooting); cutting into another person's wave (in surfing); surfing in front of another person; having the front door be the entrance (of a one-man bus); boarding a one-man bus via the front entrance

1

hotel

1

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

4

on Earth; on the earth

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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Fukui (city, prefecture)

1

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

2

Hamburg steak; hamburger steak

5

carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

3

only; sole; unique

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

1

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing

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handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown

1

reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married

1

mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make

2

heart; hearts (suit)

1

to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

5

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

4

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

3

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

4

-less; lacking; non-existing

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circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

6

to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)

2

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

2