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to answer the phone

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

1

name; given name; first name

1

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

1

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

2

on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

1

timing

1

some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

1

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

3

soap opera

1

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

2

cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)

1

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

1

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

1

counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.

1

book; volume; this; present; main; head

1

next week

1

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

2

meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off

1

what the?; what's going on?; what's this?

1

village; hamlet; countryside; country

7

this time; now

3

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

5

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

2

younger sister

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

5

early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

2

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

1

-years-old

3

single mother

4

establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

2

wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant

1

contrastive

1

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

1

woman; female; feminine gender

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

pasture; grazing land

4

countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)

2

slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

2

he; him; boyfriend

3

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

appearing together; co-acting; co-starring

3

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

1

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

9

toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

4

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1