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happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

2

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

2

to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed

1

to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told

1

golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow

4

Japan

2

rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

2

worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker

1

pride; boast; credit (to)

2

to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much

1

in those days

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

1

generation

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

2

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

1

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

1

even now; still; as yet

1

to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep

1

strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting

1

(compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement

1

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

1

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

2

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

1

to need; to call for; to require

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

1

hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength

2

meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet

2

Tsugaru dialect

2

surgeon

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

2

limit; bound

1

any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

1

to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover

1

hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

2

emperor's meal

5

what is it?

1

regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing

2

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

2

homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question

2

to fall ill; to be taken ill

1

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

2

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

1

opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke

2

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

1

to say; to be called; to do

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

1

should not; must not

1

intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view

2