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all; everyone; everybody

6

setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

3

right; privilege

3

consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement

1

that's the way it is; such is life

4

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

4

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

besides; in addition; also; moreover

2

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

4

to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust

1

severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment

6

negotiations; discussions; connection

2

funds; capital

3

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

3

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

4

Oh well; yeah; good; OK

6

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

2

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

24

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

5

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

1

lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

3

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

3

store; shop; restaurant

3

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

2

castle

1

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

1

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

1

compared to

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

3

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

3

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

4

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

8

not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

1

lead (Pb)

1

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

1

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

1

way of calling

1

secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting

3

tax office

2

to show; to display

9

account book; register; ledger

1

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

3

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

8

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

2