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living by oneself; living alone

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apology; excuse

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sales promotion; hard selling

1

belle; (town) beauty

1

lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)

2

substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)

1

company director; board member

1

theme song

2

Akita (city, prefecture)

19

waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess

2

compensating; making up for; supplementation

1

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

1

counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor

1

aim

1

flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery

1

show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment

1

getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of

1

a lot; loads; plenty

1

large front gate

3

to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway

1

establishment; founding; organization; organisation

1

full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month

1

same village; same town; same province

2

to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

1

paddy field; farm

1

leakage; omission; oversight; I; me

1

rebirth; new birth; nascent

1

ancient time; age of the gods

2

composition; setting (of music)

1

fortune; luck

1

roadside tree; row of trees

3

leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered

1

natto (fermented soybeans)

1

unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

1

I agree with you; it is as (someone) says

1

custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

1

Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)

2

no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all

1

decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card

1

just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

1

fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake

1

to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

1

east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!

3

to tell a lie; to fib

1

to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

1

weather; temper; mood

1

to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

1

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

1

October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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