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necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)

1

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

2

to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

7

to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for

3

to get slightly dirty (all over)

9

side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway

1

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

2

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

3

having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

2

grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting

19

to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish

2

to clap

3

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

9

having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying

2

appreciation; thanks; gratitude

6

to walk away; to walk off

27

to comfort; to console; to amuse

5

being very busy; busyness

4

interval; break; pause; spare moment

3

contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)

1

January; first month of the lunar calendar

1

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

3

to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

21

before long

3

innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence

2

curt; point-blank

2

so; like this; in this way

7

various

1

to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)

1

honor; honour; credit; prestige

19

to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully

1

roof

14

two-storied building

2

friend; companion

8

to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

9

short (of a person)

3

recital; recitation; public reading

1

ball; dance

1

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

2

chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

2

dinner

1

street corner

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

5

as one promised

2

on the occasion of; at the time of

6

pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

2

companion; company; tritagonist

6

cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax

7