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to get dressed up; to treat oneself

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

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to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

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reception room; parlor; parlour

1

to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

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restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

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like that; so

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thin ice

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mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve

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eldest brother

3

mother

2

to succeed to a house

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father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

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retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

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last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

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brothers and sisters; siblings

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public finance; financial affairs; financial situation

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(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

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marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

1

delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome

1

(falling) deeply in love

1

husband and wife; married couple

1

dinner

1

young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)

1

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

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to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

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bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant

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everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes

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to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

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a little bit; a little while

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lodging house

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excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home

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grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)

2

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

1

ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

2

for a while; for some time; for a period

1

thickly; densely; luxuriantly

1

to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)

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appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

1

seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

3

study; research; investigation

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along

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to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)

2

mike; mic; microphone

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scramble; struggle

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turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

2

afforestation

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conifer; needle-leaved tree

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