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butterfly

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older employee who does not have much actual work

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anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

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absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing

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to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

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if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

3

living by oneself; living alone

2

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

8

hindrance; intrusion

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seaward side

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up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care

1

to walk about

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(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness

1

counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

2

roof

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your home; your family; their home; (my) home

3

landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

delicious; appetizing; appetising

7

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

1

what; what?; hey!

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

3

contrary to one's expectations

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powerful

2

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

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bow; bowing

2

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

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auntie; older woman

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yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

3

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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box of cakes

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moment; brief space of time

2

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

5

to pluck; to pick; to nip off

2

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

9

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

1

to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle

1

warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance

1

standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

4

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

2

to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

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furniture

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wooden; made of wood

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guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room

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guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

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thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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moment by moment; hour by hour

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