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popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite

2

unprolific (writer, artist, etc.)

1

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

1

next work (writer, composer, etc.)

1

to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

1

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

1

author; writer; novelist; artist

1

best; vest

1

to count; to enumerate

1

if; in case; supposing

2

train; electric train

5

in front of a station

4

business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers

2

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

9

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

3

sudden illness

1

this morning

1

(one's parents') home

1

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

1

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

1

indicates question

2

next year

1

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

3

writing something on commission; newly written text

1

long (e.g. novel, film)

1

to move up; to advance

1

appointment

2

nearly one hour

1

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

5

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

2

operation (of machine); operating; running; working

2

there is nothing

3

I; me; you; manservant

4

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

7

I see; that's right; indeed

1

yes; that is so

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

1

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

2

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

1

Japan Railways; JR

1

conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)

2

ticket window; box office; ticket

1

some people; a few people; several people

1

male student

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

5

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

2