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eldest daughter; first-born daughter

2

realistic; pragmatic

1

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

1

work; business; company; study

1

to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

1

to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)

2

marriage

4

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

2

television; TV

1

commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial

1

cosy; cozy

1

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

2

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

1

to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

1

to blush; to redden

1

we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes

1

matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon

1

equal rights among men and women

1

prime of one's working life

1

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

2

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

1

to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly

1

joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party

13

joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party

2

having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate

2

finding employment; getting a job

2

compulsory education

3

national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

1

arithmetic; calculation

1

science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)

1

fundamental; basic

1

imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000

1

grandmother

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

1

course; curriculum

1

completion (of a course)

2

publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)

1

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

2

president (of a society); chairman

5

commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies

10

numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope

1

to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know

1

stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor

1

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

1

participation; joining; entry

2

person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

1

prince on a white horse; knight on a white horse; Prince Charming

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

1