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family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade

1

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

2

bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

1

closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

1

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

1

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

2

to fit in

1

careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking

1

electron; electronic

1

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

2

poisoning; addiction

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

2

to hesitate; to waver

3

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

2

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

1

fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead

2

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

8

four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

meaningless words; words that make no sense

1

title

1

postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.

1

anachronism

1

frankly speaking

1

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

2

closet

1

to publish a book; to put out a book

1

author; writer; novelist; artist

1

18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

2

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

4

sprinkling; dropping in small light bits

1

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

1

agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity

1

to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of

1

to dis; to diss; to disrespect

1

mother

1

younger brother

1

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

that field; the authorities (esp. the police)

2

to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious

1

which; what (way)

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

hard to read; illegible

1

no way; no chance

1

real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

2

sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation

1

hardcore crowd; people who take their hobby or interest very seriously

2

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

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