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every night

4

porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice

2

after a meal

4

before now; hitherto

2

manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party

1

each time

4

mistake; error; blunder

3

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

2

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

1

et cetera; and so forth

1

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

1

man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

3

shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

3

soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil

18

friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship

2

one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural

1

academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

girls' high school

1

to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand

4

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

1

self-assertion

3

close; intimate; on good terms

2

not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe

2

being ...

1

file

4

rounded handwriting

1

(committee) chairman; president

1

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

3

type of occupation; occupational category

1

salary; wages; pay

4

to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

2

female high-school student

1

bonus

1

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

1

interview (e.g. for a job)

2

feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning

1

with a start; with a jump

1

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

2

serving customers; looking after visitors; reception

1

fixed date; appointed day

1

to carry through; to achieve; to complete

1

Saturday

1

frilly; fluttery

28

furious; infuriated

1

snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight

2

exaggeration

2

design

1

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

1