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to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

1

(someone else's) daughter

6

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

4

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

1

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

2

spy; emissary

10

serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post

1

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

3

secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom

3

who

2

quality (of a product or a service)

2

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

3

trivial; slight

2

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

4

than; other than; except; but

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

4

inn

14

opening a business; opening a practice

1

second generation; second; junior

1

to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)

1

guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)

2

sum total; total amount

1

izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks

1

perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side

1

every month; each month; monthly

2

everything; anything; nothing

2

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

1

to repeat; to do something over again

5

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

1

local residents

1

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

1

spy; secret agent

1

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

1

predecessor

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

4

special mention

1

matter; item; facts

1

assassination

1

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

1

to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

1

fifth day of the month; five days

1

frequency (of occurrence)

1

playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)

1

frequent; incessant

2

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

14

change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state

1

to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)

2

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

2