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remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)

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client; sender

1

being alive

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quite right; indeed; truly; well said

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

5

tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

1

to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)

1

begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing

1

stairs; rank; grade; guide; guidebook; slanted ladder (exercise equipment)

3

rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint

2

ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)

1

honeycomb construction; honeycomb structure

1

two-by-four (e.g. method)

1

induction heating; IH

1

naturally; of course; understandably

1

escalator

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barrier-free (planned or designed to facilitate accessibility for the elderly and disabled)

2

barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity

1

five-storied pagoda

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climbing to the summit; summiting

2

forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive

2

carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on

2

firm refusal

3

weak child; frail child; gangly child

1

to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

1

good old; good old-fashioned

1

culture

1

real time

1

relations with one's relatives; socializing with relatives; treating a non-relative as family; being on close terms with someone as if they were a relative

2

very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite

1

if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due

1

other; another; over; more than; I; me

11

bamboo blind

19

frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved

1

to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease

3

physical education; PE; gym (class)

1

exploitation; overuse; abuse

1

good-natured old man

2

tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit

1

actual age; true age

1

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

1

(one) scene (in a movie, etc.)

1

one thing

1

one-way mirror; two-way mirror

1

fine (mesh, fabric texture)

1

relative; relation; kin

1

to treat one's husband with due respect

2

miscellaneous matters

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

4

inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem

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