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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

2

station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)

1

press club; correspondents' club

1

stronghold; citadel; headquarters

1

stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)

1

bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance

1

full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded

1

establishment (of a business); founding

1

Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era

1

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

1

steam; vapour; vapor

1

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

1

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

2

taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative

4

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

stream; brook; creek

3

Fumiko

6

air conditioning; air cooling

1

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

1

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

1

modest; reserved

1

oden vendor

4

economic growth

1

regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

2

deep emotion; impression; inspiration

1

every night

1

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

1

electric fan

1

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

1

sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

to be boiled; to be cooked

1

long ago; a long time ago; already

1

the deceased

1

honest; steady

1

Seiichi

1

measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)

1

to hate; to detest

1

buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)

1

tofu seller (maker)

1

soba restaurant

1

sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar

1

carpenter

1

farmer

1

government service; the bureaucracy

1

fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation

1

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

1

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

5

poor writing

2