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scarce; few remaining

1

private funds; own funds; private property

1

to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

2

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

1

how; in what way; circumstances

1

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

1

apple pie

5

man

5

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

1

repentance; confession; penitence

2

-years-old

11

small-time candy store

2

candy made from wheat gluten; wheat-gluten snack

1

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

2

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

4

to apologize; to apologise

5

how many; how old

2

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

5

to whine; to make feeble complaints

2

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration

12

transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety

4

feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)

2

castle

1

each other; one another

1

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

6

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

7

charm; amulet

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

16

kindergarten

7

wee-wee; pee-pee; number one

2

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

4

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

3

Hawaii; Hawai'i

2

return; coming back

1

succession; continuation; series; sequence

2

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

11

paradise; Eden; Elysium

1

platform; home; home base; home plate

1

then; if so; if

1

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

1

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

4

threatening letter; intimidating letter

1

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

2

several years; a few years

1

every year; yearly; annually

2

time; season; period; phase; stage

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

1

that's the way it is; such is life

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