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certain day

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family chart and personal history

3

second son

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to address

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profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

1

sealing wax

1

evening

1

evening; night; dinner

2

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

1

to call out; to ask someone to come

1

by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking

1

to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order

1

proposal; offer; request; application

1

breach of contract; default

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

1

call; invitation

1

maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady

4

choices; alternatives; options

2

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

2

infancy; childhood; tender age

1

centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

2

from the beginning; from scratch

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

1

consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern

1

to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified

1

receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)

1

to do

3

lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

1

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

1

(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

1

to blossom; to flower; to bloom

1

beginning; outset; first; onset

5

to be hazy; to be misty

1

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

3

so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

2

reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

1

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

7

to be photographed; to be projected

4

Silver Week (any long string of Japanese public holidays other than Golden Week)

1

consecutive holidays

1

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

2

sadness; sorrow; grief

3

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

1

sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)

1

trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking

1

mind and body

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story; tale; talk; discussion

2

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

due form; official; formality

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