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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

5

four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

2

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

1

alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)

1

in front of a station

2

place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)

2

quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)

1

house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

3

to telephone; to make a phone call

3

to die

6

housekeeper; maid

1

friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

1

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

1

to answer a question

1

openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face

1

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

2

the very same person

2

incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

11

biological younger brother

1

success; hit

1

existence; being

15

to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in

1

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

23

(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam

12

iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

3

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

5

home area; home town; local

2

senior high school; high school

5

to teach; to take a teaching job

1

spring break; spring vacation

5

ago; since; before; previous

6

(one's parents') home

3

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

3

familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

10

rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy

1

to raise (one's head)

1

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

8

to get in touch with

8

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

11

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

1

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

10

metal ring; metal hoop; trivet; train wheel; train

1

hell

1

circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)

1

spa; hot spring

2

to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed

1

hill road

1

gutter; ditch

1

row of houses; each house; every house; every door

1