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Tokyo

2

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

1

Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)

1

business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown

1

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

15

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

1

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

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

48

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

4

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

3

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

49

a certain ...; some ...

1

famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

1

violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

87

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

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

3

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

24

to live through; to survive

1

unheard-of; unprecedented

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

10

hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

2

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

6

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

13

mother; mom; mum; wife

19

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

66

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

1

enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance

1

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

9

old; olden

1

goodness; good

1

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

1

to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live

1

small; little; tiny

2

izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks

1

to meet; to assemble; to congregate

1

people; men and women; each person; everybody

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

13

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

13

three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)

11

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

2

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

3

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

2

adds force or indicates command

2

blindness

2

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

11

to do

2

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

3