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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

2

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

13

west

2

Oofunato (city)

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

3

my; our; one's own

1

city

1

planning; project; plan; design

1

man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)

11

in that way; thus; so; so?

4

large boat

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

8

sea; ocean; waters

7

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.

22

to swim

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

3

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

3

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

1

to increase; to multiply

1

number; amount

1

Misako

3

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)

1

affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

1

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

22

to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite

1

sorry; excuse me; thank you

2

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

1

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

1

to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

1

(written) proposal

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

12

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

1

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

3

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

5

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

1

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

1

the whole country

1

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

4

people

1

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

2

only; nothing but

2

please

2

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

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

1

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

4