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to wear glasses; to put on glasses

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front; frontage; facade; main

4

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

pace; step; cadence

2

to take off one's hat

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to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

6

cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

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Kazan

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spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

2

Oshitsuke

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by and by; before long

1

to have the nerve to

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to rebuke; to scold harshly

1

someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

3

fortune; good deed; curious

1

pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living

3

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

4

corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings

1

the old feudal government; shogunate

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

1

neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity

2

lineage; pedigree; good family

1

one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)

1

collapse; downfall

1

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

3

Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)

1

leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)

2

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

1

to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily

1

skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

2

mosquito

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

2

treatment; service; handling; management

1

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

4

to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more

1

since then; from that time; ever since

1

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

1

Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

1

workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

1

Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)

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cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

3

genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

low dining table; tea table

1

very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

1

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

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to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

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