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front line; forefront

3

place of death; place to die

1

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

2

consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness

1

formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical

1

real name

5

military style; army style

3

farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

19

threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

2

flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed

2

bumpkin; person from the country; unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside

4

young girl; lass; adolescent female

5

four-legged tray for festive food

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)

5

traditional inn in a popular tourist area

1

serving customers; looking after visitors; reception

1

not long has passed since ...

1

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

2

interval; break; pause; spare moment

5

small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks

2

(sake) decanter

2

to stammer; to stutter

3

air-damper (e.g. in chimney); (arch.) wind door; (arch.) door through which wind blows, e.g. to cool a room

140

section manager; section chief

7

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

8

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

2

to arrive

1

coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

3

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

5

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

4

(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt

1

best; vest

1

and then; and so; and; so then

2

East Asia; the Orient

6

product

6

company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

3

exact; precise

2

section staff

2

hotel register

1

(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area

4

address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile

5

telephone number

1

company; corporation; workplace

5

training (esp. in-service); induction course

5

to dye; to colour; to color

7

timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)

3

feeling; sense; impression

8