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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

2

great popularity; sensation; good reputation

1

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

2

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

4

roof

1

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

1

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

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to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

1

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

2

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

1

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

1

sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style

1

restaurant

1

fire; conflagration

1

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

1

cook; chef

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onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

2

number one; first; best; most; game; round

2

delicious; tasty

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

2

(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

1

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

1

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

1

land agent; house agent; real estate agent

3

to die; (lit.) to become bones

1

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

2

like this; this sort; this way

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

1

to be

2

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

to do so; to do thus

3

multi-tiered food box

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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

2

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady

4

six; 6

2

to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

1

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

5

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

1

(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe

1

that; the matter in question

5

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

3

to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

5

Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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