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to bring someone along

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pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

to get a late start

1

daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor

1

ganmodoki; fried tofu fritter made with vegetables

1

chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake

6

drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; hanger-on; follower; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)

1

(hen's) egg

1

limit; bounds

1

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

2

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

1

glutton

1

losing one's job

1

konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly

2

the coming days

1

konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles

1

fish balls; fish dumplings

1

sliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in kombu seaweed and boiled

1

paste products (incl. sweets, fish paste, etc.); parade float; procession

2

okay; sure; okey-dokey

1

mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning

1

uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless

1

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

1

together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)

1

to whine; to make feeble complaints

2

emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

2

extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

1

depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

1

difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying

2

obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

4

doctor; physician

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)

1

comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

1

long visit; overstaying

3

independence; autonomy; self-reliance

1

(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

1

oden vendor; oden restaurant

1

to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer

1

substitution; assignment

2

solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation

1

to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

1

question; query

2

official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)

4

to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind

1

stray cat; alley cat

3

fund; foundation

1

chatting; idle talk

2

mishearing

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1