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to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

7

home area; home town; local

4

kimono fabrics shop; draper

1

poster

1

scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

3

sponsor

6

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

2

detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

1

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

1

drawing paper

2

ho-ho

2

convenient; handy; useful

4

stepladder; steps

2

to be the case that

1

easy task; no problem

2

doll; puppet; figure

1

walk; stroll

2

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

1

after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

1

to return; to come back

12

looking for something; searching for something; object being sought

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

2

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

1

to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire

1

wife

5

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

3

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

3

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

2

stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

morning and evening

1

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

1

to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)

1

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

3

west

1

warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money

2

Kagoshima (city, prefecture)

1

Okinawa (city, prefecture)

1

neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

2

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

2

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

2

staying up all night

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

2

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

1

rehabilitation

1

(one's) quota; assignment

1

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

1

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

2

one's mother

2