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continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on

1

bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess

1

persuasion

3

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

2

to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

2

maid; helper; help; assistance

1

(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses

1

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

1

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

1

devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family

1

to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)

1

pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way

2

borrowing; debt; loan

1

a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant

2

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

1

relative; relation; kin

6

exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually

2

cemetery; graveyard

7

cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging

6

bamboo broom

1

efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly

1

tombstone; gravestone

4

wiping with a damp cloth

2

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

1

individual; separate; personal; case-by-case

1

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

3

diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest

1

plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full

3

(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park

4

in front of a grave

5

gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower

1

grave; gravesite; tomb

4

ice house; ice room; cold room

1

diligent; hard-working; industrious

1

son

3

Monday

1

anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death

2

on the occasion of

1

visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship

1

the older child

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

1

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone

4

unpleasant feeling

1

group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)

2

sake tasting; wine tasting

1

association of like-minded people

3

one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)

1

completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened

2

heavy drinker

1

to carry; to bring (to a place)

1