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after dinner

5

common use; communal use; sharing

2

thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy

2

(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

3

one room

4

outskirts (of a town); run-down district

1

guest house; private home providing lodging for travelers; bed and breakfast; pension

2

historic landmark; historic site; historic remains

1

double room; room shared by two people; shared room

2

heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud

1

explanation; vindication

2

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

4

difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap

2

to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes

1

to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out

1

sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

4

(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything

1

freshly pounded (rice cake); fresh from the mortar

1

comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)

2

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

5

tidying up; finishing

9

resignation; acceptance; consolation

2

(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing

2

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

4

soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly

1

magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

2

to be hairy (of a person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (of vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (of a person); to be dull

1

to turn sideways

1

sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

1

zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person

1

library

2

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

1

folklore studies; folkloristics

2

approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot

1

academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome

1

supplement; addendum; appendix

1

a little; a bit; slightly

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack

2

preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead

3

affiliated company

1

master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)

1

foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction

3

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

economic crisis

1

altogether; entirely

1

evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)

3

recent years

1

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned

2

large company; large enterprise; large corporation

1