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rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up

1

in sign of; in proof of

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to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself

3

bright; intelligent

2

promising; hopeful; full of promise

1

heavy drinker

1

shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

1

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

2

idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn

1

degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off

1

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

1

expectation; anticipation; forecast

1

sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble

1

conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance

2

large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)

3

entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)

1

with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly

1

waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl

3

separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction

1

misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko

1

white fish; fish with white flesh

1

light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing

1

one plate (of food); one dish; one helping

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

5

almost every day; almost daily

2

barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

1

even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

1

to fall ill; to be taken ill

1

presenting (to)

2

as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection

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monetary; financial; pecuniary

2

about when; about what time; how soon

2

reasonable; suitable

6

living expenses (incurred during a short or long stay)

2

unhesitatingly

1

library

6

September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

1

middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month

1

terrace

4

coffee

11

drip; drop; drip coffee

1

filter

1

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

2

American; American-style (weak) drip coffee

2

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

2

in; on; at; during; in the condition of

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foodstuff; groceries

2

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

4

unexplored

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unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track

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