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to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent

2

(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey

1

to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

3

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

3

form; shape; figure; morph

2

for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

2

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

8

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

26

to understand; to make out

3

to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded

3

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

11

servant; employee

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

21

to kick hard

3

to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous

2

knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance

7

branch office; branch store

8

supply; provision; raising; procurement

7

famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)

1

influence; clout; leverage

2

family lineage

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

3

wheat

2

one grain; one drop; one bead

1

spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad

1

meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

4

to pay attention (to)

6

even more; still more; further

8

to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up

1

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

2

extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)

2

neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district

21

the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman

1

young master; young gentleman

14

call; invitation

4

link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

4

skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower

1

trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly

7

this year

9

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

11

presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity

6

gold and silver; money

1

black hair

16

that sort of; like that

2

meanwhile; in the meantime

4

(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner

15

sender (e.g. of mail)

1

to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds

2

to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap

1