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sweet and sour; bittersweet

1

jam

3

fruit

1

to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

1

(husked grains of) rice

1

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

3

consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study

1

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

1

the ... in question

6

desperate; hopeless

2

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

1

earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

2

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

to stop in the middle of a sentence

1

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

2

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

5

house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

5

to be in one's debt

1

if it is the case that ...

6

instant; moment; for an instant

6

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

66

miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth

1

at that time; in those days

1

after that; afterwards; thereafter

9

this time; now

8

son; penis

9

older brother; elder brother

34

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

10

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life

2

reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos

1

reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

1

physical

2

execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

3

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

8

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

6

conversely; on the contrary

4

mental; spiritual; emotional

7

perception; sensation; awareness

1

old couple; elderly couple

2

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

3

store interior; inside of a shop

4

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

6

commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental

1

tension; mental strain; nervousness

24

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

6

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

1

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

7