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in contrast to (one's, its) appearance

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

1

recuperation; medical treatment

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

1

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

5

to rely on

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

2

murder case

2

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

1

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

5

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

3

Takaharu Station

1

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

2

abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping

3

I see; that's right; indeed

3

accidental; incidental; occasional; casual

1

crime; criminal act; offence; offense

1

planned; scheduled; systematic

1

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

2

beforehand; in advance; previously

1

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

1

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

2

to hide; to conceal

5

people; men and women; each person; everybody

3

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

7

cooperation; collaboration

1

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

huge rock; massive boulder

2

establishment (of a business); founding

1

owner

1

a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family

1

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

1

nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)

1

son

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

1

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

9

managing director

1

-years-old

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

7

Shanghai (China)

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accidental death

7

second son

5

painter; artist

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plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (sometimes striped)

5

Island; insula; island; islet

5

residing; living; dwelling

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unmarried; not yet married

2

three sons; third son

1