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entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

4

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

1

hempen cord; rope

5

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

2

pulling power

1

entrustment; leaning against; propping up

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

1

rope

3

elasticity

1

steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)

5

to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

1

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

2

right shoulder

1

armpit; axilla

1

knot

1

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

2

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

5

to become better; to improve

2

since; this person

5

particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

1

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

2

one shō bottle (1.8 litres)

3

hereabouts; around here

1

pause; suspension; rest; stoppage

3

distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

2

consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

4

making a rough estimate in one's head; expectation; anticipation

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

3

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

4

benefit; use; good; profit; gains

1

endurance; perseverance; patience

1

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

road surface

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother

3

shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled

1

to snore

1

wages; pay

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

1

side of well

1

forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule

1

visitor from afar; foreign visitor

2

laundry; the washing

1

to rinse (one's mouth); to gargle

1

downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

1

severely; harshly; utterly; terribly

1

trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties

1

common reed (Phragmites australis)

5

not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)

1