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man; male; masculine gender

2

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

1

whether or not

1

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

2

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

1

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

3

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

8

tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground

2

to be found

1

establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation

6

to anticipate; to foresee

1

God; god; ace; king; superior person

2

it's not like; it isn't as if

1

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

3

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

5

to be conspicuous; to stand out

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

2

to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

2

un-; non-; negative prefix

3

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind

2

Sendai (city in Miyagi)

5

how; in what way; how about; questionable

2

easy; simple

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

1

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

2

since; this person

2

cognitive impairment; senility; dementia

3

daughter

1

to be (doing)

4

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

1

Tokiko

11

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

2

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

1

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

3

senior high school; high school

2

alone; by oneself; on one's own

3

nursing; care; caregiving; caring

3

evening; night; nighttime

1

confirmation; certification; ascertainment

1

be; is

1

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

2

innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

3

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

8

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

1

beyond this point; from now on; after this

2

court; courthouse

2