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to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

2

former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)

1

along a mountain

1

plain; open field

1

department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

4

migration; immigration

1

redevelopment

1

cultivated land

2

catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)

1

inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through

1

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

2

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

1

NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation

1

commercial broadcast

1

local broadcast station

1

hearsay

1

dubious; doubtful; of unknown authenticity

1

political organisation

1

global scale; worldwide scale

1

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

7

Earth; the globe

6

passing through without stopping; passing by

1

visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern

1

moment of death

1

despair; hopelessness

5

to move (house); to change residence

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

1

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

3

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

2

assistance; backing; reinforcements

1

to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold

1

living together; communal life; cohabitation

1

after dinner

4

hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)

2

looks

2

manly; masculine; like a man

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

Murakami Haruki (1949-)

1

to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low

1

to grow taller (of people)

1

assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation

1

spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level

1

to be reliable

2

Isaka Koutarou

1

eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

2

opening; gap; dried and opened fish

1

same age

2

April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

3

at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)

1

newly infected person

2