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to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal

3

Tokyo

4

study; research; investigation

1

medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

8

activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

2

Shuuhei

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

1

father

1

critical condition; being on the verge of death

1

news; word; tidings; omen

1

general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

1

enterprise; business; company; corporation

1

long ago; already; a long time ago

2

to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

1

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

1

selling off; disposal by sale; sale

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

15

they

5

hey; say; look

7

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

3

funny; amusing

1

friend; companion

7

coming; going

1

to eat; to drink

1

surface tension

1

afterwards

3

to do

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

2

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

2

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

7

all; every

1

to try all possible means

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

3

house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

5

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

3

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

4

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

5

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

3

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

5

short essay; pamphlet; tract

10

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

2

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

7

marriage

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

old age

1

to save up (money)

1

fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit

1