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boy; bellboy; porter; waiter

2

idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely

1

bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk

2

Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene

2

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

1

Matiko

1

haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

1

unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable

3

tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

3

demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move

1

superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries

3

Shinsuke

3

tonight; this evening

36

makeover; major change

1

cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

4

time one returns home

1

good

1

someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)

4

self-styled humanitarian; person acting under the pretence of chivalry while participating in gangs and engaging in gambling

2

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on

4

yakuza film; yakuza movie

1

dress; clothes; drapery

1

bout (fight)

3

twelve o'clock; midnight; noon

3

Kurara; Clara

12

warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance

3

tea; tee; teeing ground

4

omelette; omelet

1

to remake; to rebuild

5

to eat; to drink

3

good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing

1

retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior

2

astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering

1

sniffling; sniffing

1

lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love

1

to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling

1

(a) confessional

9

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

3

talking about memories; reminiscences

2

to begin to speak

1

interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter

3

religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

2

reform; renovation

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

2

counseling

1

repentance; confession; penitence

2

counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre

1

call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)

5

dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication

5

curriculum

1