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wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else

3

feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear

4

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

28

never mind!; don't worry about it

1

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

5

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

4

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

1

with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor

1

hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

2

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

3

really; truly

8

anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject

3

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

3

sixty; 60

1

tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters

1

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

10

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

2

huge rock; crag

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

1

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

20

manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining

2

to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)

1

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

3

space; room; airspace

14

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

3

expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC

1

second floor; upstairs

2

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

1

living by oneself; living alone

1

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

1

scale; scope; plan; structure

2

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

3

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

5

to keep a house; to run a household

1

how many people; a number of people

4

wife and children; (arch.) wife

1

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

7

polygamy; polygyny

3

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

3

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

3

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

5

(one's) self; oneself

10

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

1

four people

5

in fact

1

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

3

at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

10