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good neighbour; good neighbor

2

bond; deed; contract

1

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

1

to be used up (e.g. one's savings); to dwindle away; to be wasted (time, effort, etc.)

1

(suddenly) quiet

1

obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded

1

for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough

2

opinion; intention; thought

2

wedding ceremony

1

turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel

1

court painter

1

palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

2

sly old dog; old fox

1

to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry

1

to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust

1

lengthening

1

muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage

1

allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers

1

crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking

1

mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

2

group work

1

stopping at a port

1

improvement; reform

1

unbroken; endless; continuous

3

tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend

1

variation; rogue (something)

1

adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation

2

inconstant; unchastity; unprincipled

1

to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head

1

monthly

1

ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist

1

confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

1

inevitable; necessary

1

nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)

1

paddle; oar; scull

1

to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look

1

to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)

1

ruler and ruled; master and servant

1

end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

1

to take off one's clothes; to undress

1

empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post

1

observant eye

1

to arrive

1

to establish one's innocence; to prove oneself right; to prove one's identity

1

to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge

1

so; so much; this much

1

someone

2

unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of

1

cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air

3

charcoal; charred remains

2