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older brother

10

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

7

from the viewpoint of; according to

5

centre of (political) power

2

I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

5

(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)

1

high frequency

1

occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

1

brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend

3

spouse; wife; husband; partner

1

imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace

1

reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)

5

meaningless; pointless

2

shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)

2

to fly in the air

6

each person

1

layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms

2

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

5

direct descent; direct line

2

one's own room

5

noble visitor

1

household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow

1

... years old; age (of) ...

10

tradition; convention

1

short-term

1

long period (of time)

5

blood relative

1

authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert

2

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

8

to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

3

room; apartment; flat

2

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

26

mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

3

to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

8

dwelling; house; residence; address

1

even now; still; as yet

6

ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large

1

cutaneous sensation

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

4

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy

1

family

7

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

1

now; nowadays

3

each; (arch.) you (plural)

6

single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall

1

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

2

average; ordinary; normal

1

detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location

1

whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)

2

floor space

1