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being at home; being in

1

noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless

1

familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance

2

payment

1

thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill

1

money collection

1

paying loan installments whenever one happens to have money (instalments)

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)

3

this store

1

son

8

evening; night; nighttime

1

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

2

fool; idiot; moron

5

dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)

1

thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

6

any one; any; whichever

1

lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

1

to invite in; to show someone in

1

entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)

1

Europeans and Americans; Westerners

1

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

3

call; visit

1

apology

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

2

such; this sort of; like this

3

fluent (in a language); flowing

1

business card

3

skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery

1

piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper

3

foreign language

2

to learn; to study; to take lessons in

3

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

4

poet

2

Ambrose Bierce

14

(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first

2

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

3

coffee

3

caller; visitor; company; guest

1

reception room; parlor; parlour

2

and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)

1

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

2

strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger

1

foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider

1

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

4

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

1

accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank

1

as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough

1

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

1

oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation

1

too (much); overly; excessively

1