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housewives' choral group; mothers' chorus group

1

Yonezawa beef

2

curried pilaf; dry curry

1

old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father

1

Houjou Souun

1

coffee shop that does not serve alcohol

1

powdered cheese; cheese powder

2

dirt (road, path, etc.); dirt course; dirt track

1

to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live

1

daimyo in the Warring States period

2

abundant (grain) crop; good harvest

1

last volume (in set)

4

Tabasco; jalapeno sauce; pepper sauce

2

pilaf

1

wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber

12

(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age

1

60th birthday

1

intimidating enough to quieten a crying child

1

about when; about what time; how soon

1

voice training; vocal exercises

1

secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books

1

Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup

5

unrefined sake

1

doorbell

7

my; one's own; I ...; one ...

1

ditch; drain; gutter; trench

1

great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor

3

haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

1

(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I

1

whisky; whiskey

1

ruffian; rowdy (person)

8

sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan

2

in those days

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

1

to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant

1

appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

1

time warp; time travel

1

nine; 9

2

secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller

1

totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted

1

iced coffee

3

horse racing

1

clearing one's throat; cough

1

person of doubtful origin

1

narration

2

ketchup; catsup

1

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

1

classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics

1

coffee cup

1

stranger; outsider

1