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Wakako

3

name; given name; first name

2

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

52

age; years

1

-years-old

1

father

1

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

44

management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

1

pension (Western-style boardinghouse)

3

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

14

helper; assistant; help

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

52

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

4

Kawasaki (city)

10

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

22

then; well; so; be; is

6

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

1

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

7

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

3

you; dear; honey

3

this time; now

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

61

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

3

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

5

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

20

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

2

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

1

twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days

1

be; is

17

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

42

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

4

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

4

really; truly; indeed; good grief

1

first meeting; first interview with

2

indicates question

4

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

2

state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

2

was

2

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

9

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

in this way; thus; such; uh...

1

to be exhausted; to be tired out

1

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

10

that; those; the

4

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1