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to ascertain; to check; to make sure

2

limited stocks; limited lines; limited supplies

1

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

1

thank you

1

how long?; till when?

1

call; invitation

1

difficult case

1

many; much; plenty; hardly

1

settlement; solution; resolution

1

remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

1

olden days; former

2

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

6

assistant inspector

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

3

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

1

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

1

to be (doing)

1

promotion; advancement; rising in rank

1

chance; opportunity

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

2

retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion

1

to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

2

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

father

3

whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence

1

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

1

moment of death

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

2

cousin (male)

1

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

3

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

even if not; even without

1

I; me; you; manservant

6

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

5

between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

2

article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point

1

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

1

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

1

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

5

incompetent; have no merit

1

summer festival

1

August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

1