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the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)

1

noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

1

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

3

to open the door

1

standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

1

each; individual

3

plop; splash

1

bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

1

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

2

bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer

3

visitor; caller

2

to cease; to stop; to be over

1

cloud

1

interval; break; rift (in clouds)

1

to shine (of the Sun)

1

summer

11

season; time of year

2

gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables

43

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

2

shopper; customer

1

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

4

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

3

store; shop

2

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

6

that's true; of course; obviously

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

3

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

17

face (of person)

2

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

2

convenient; handy; useful

1

chocolate

1

wheat flour

1

dangerous; risky

5

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

1

breakthrough; great discovery

1

by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident

2

household economy; family finances

1

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

1

overseas business trip

1

last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

1

to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed

1

grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation

2

to comfort; to console; to amuse

3

salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation

1

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

1

wish; desire; ambition

2

contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

5

since then; after that

1

consecutive holidays

1