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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

3

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

2

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

4

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

6

to worry about the future

1

olden days; former

3

blunder; bungle; clumsiness

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

24

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

17

one thin flat object; one sheet

8

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

2

end; edge; tip

2

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

21

logo

1

printing

1

pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic

11

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

7

purple; violet

15

colorful; colourful

2

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

2

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

25

clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (card suit)

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

4

stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK

1

air of luxury; high class feel

1

typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style

1

title

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

9

scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

2

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

12

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

3

company; corporation; workplace

2

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

3

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

13

company president; manager; director

3

extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President

1

several tens

3

10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million

3

contribution; donation

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

7

extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

1

lottery; lottery ticket

1

first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best

1

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

4

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

54

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

4

to look towards

1

four-leaf clover

2

mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

2