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the same night; that night

2

to turn one's face away

3

delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

4

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

1

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

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Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

2

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

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soul; spirit

6

sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

1

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

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when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

4

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

4

relative; relation; kin

4

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

1

to come back

4

all; entire; whole; altogether

4

information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

3

office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water

7

greatly; very much; thanks a lot

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to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

9

with a grin

5

he; she; that guy

2

external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)

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indicates emphasis

9

primary school; elementary school; grade school

2

lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

5

quiz

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shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player

1

endless

1

troublesome; bothersome

1

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

4

immediate reply

1

perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

5

to count; to enumerate

3

number; amount

3

to be at a loss for words

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every day

2

going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent

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will not do; do not; does not

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sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

1

that's the way it is; such is life

5

such; like that; that sort of; very

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person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

4

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

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input

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