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to live; to make a living; to get on with

4

five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

6

sewing (by machine)

1

presenting to

9

cotton

3

woven fabric

1

clothing and accessories; attire

1

attention; giving one's attention; focusing

1

tacit understanding; unspoken agreement

1

to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

1

(good or bad) feel when wearing something

1

nothing but; none other than

2

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

7

to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)

4

hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

1

popular; common; commonplace

1

that's so, however ...

6

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

27

pleasant feeling; good vibes

2

to complain; to lodge a complaint

1

to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of

1

rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor

1

supplementary explanation

1

to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for

1

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

10

gender; distinction of sex; sex

31

remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly

3

dispersing; vanishing

1

right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander

2

light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments

1

new recruit; conscript

2

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

7

major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued

1

public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus

1

fierce attack

1

once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate

2

white flag; truce flag; surrender flag

3

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

3

lower grade; low class; junior (officer)

4

stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)

2

to pile up; to accumulate

4

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

3

bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

1

slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating

1

chicken bones; chicken carcass

2

best in the world

8

to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over

3

trisect

1

investment

2