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to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

2

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

4

one's remaining years

2

cost; expense

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

5

(period of) a year; during an era

3

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

to twine around

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

4

eccentric

2

expectation; assume will happen; forecast

1

even without doing; even without being

2

moreover; in addition

1

to do together

7

exaggeration

1

best

4

last resort

1

(room) heater; stove

2

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

3

to undergo surgery; to have an operation

1

both legs

2

neck (region)

3

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

12

spider

2

prey; victim

1

morning coat; cutaway coat; morning dress (as opposed to evening dress)

1

to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl

2

to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

1

dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)

1

one or two; a few; small number

1

to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

2

reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness

2

same village; same town; same province

1

Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)

1

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

1

antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation

3

Kyoto (city, prefecture)

2

Fukuoka (city, prefecture)

7

medical school

2

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

3

prefectural hospital

1

establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

4

first time; first; initial

5

new student

1

to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side

1

being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus

1

fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal

1