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client; requester

1

edge of the eaves; house frontage

2

troublesome; bothersome; burdensome

1

prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished

1

manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

1

regulars; regular soldiers

4

having just started ...

1

second elder brother

3

eldest brother

1

in succession; one by one

2

proxy; representative

2

uncertain; indefinite

1

safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury

3

difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude

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losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

3

shameless; shameless person

3

to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter

1

blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion

1

to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution

2

to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind

4

yellow card; International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis; ICVP

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vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

1

great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

2

granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

1

not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing

2

conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch

1

earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

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granddaughter

2

husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

3

seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)

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disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment

1

to treat as a joke; to do jokingly

1

to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

5

fixed date; appointed day

3

attendance; participation; presence

1

regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt

1

noble visitor

1

military uniform

2

to dress up

1

leader; authority; mainstay

2

attendee; participant; person present

5

saint

2

kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.

3

ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

2

gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash

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astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

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to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down

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