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bill (law); measure

2

help; assistance; service

2

good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)

1

fruit

1

serious; not joking; straight

1

newly-wed; newly married

1

finance-related; financial

2

trade journal

2

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

4

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

2

wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)

1

to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine

1

killing time; staving off boredom

1

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

8

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

4

indicates emphasis

2

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

6

had better ...; had better not ...

8

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

2

I can't go on like this

1

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

5

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

2

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

2

sutra chanting

4

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

3

old name for part of Hyogo prefecture

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

4

Buddhist memorial service

4

to pass (of time); to elapse

1

in the background; not standing out

1

all hindrances; all obstacles

1

to arrange; to manage (to find time)

1

several day period

1

staying up all night

3

that's true; of course; obviously

1

since; henceforth

1

appetite (for food)

2

uncle

2

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

1

from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say

2

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

to look around; to look towards (us)

1

party (political); person who is fond of; fan of

1

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

3

buyer

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

9

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

2

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

3

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

5

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

5