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life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

1

to subsist; to keep on living

7

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

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

2

one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)

2

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

2

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

1

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

1

because; as; since

3

ability; faculty

1

joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company

1

career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility

1

at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong

1

eight; 8

2

Hoshina

7

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

3

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

left; left hand side

20

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

17

distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert

1

lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

1

to remain married for life

3

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

1

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

1

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

1

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

1

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

1

to be the case that

3

apologetic

2

at least; at most; (even) just

2

greeting; a fine thing to say

4

mosquito

1

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

1

small; little; tiny

5

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

4

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

4

to shake; to sway; to waver

4

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

9

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

2

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

3

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

2

to argue vehemently

1

love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting

6

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

4

or

1

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

1

youth; young man

1

to take one's eyes off

2

presence; sitting with; being with

1

failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop

1