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my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

3

evening meal; dinner; supper

1

to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

1

guiltless; innocent

1

to do for (the sake of someone else)

1

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

2

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

2

belly; abdomen; stomach

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

3

to add (to what was said before); to say in addition

1

living room (Western style); sitting room

1

only; sole; unique

6

with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

1

bedside; near one's pillow

5

to drop; to light; to kindle; to make tea

1

long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono

2

race

1

nightcap

2

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

1

innocent; simple-minded

3

pleasant; charming

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

4

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

somehow; for some reason (or other)

1

irresponsibility

1

to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter

1

sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic

4

peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable

2

to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)

1

kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room

1

in one's own way or style

1

how many; how old

2

everywhere; all over; throughout

3

barrier; checkpoint; checking station

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

1

magician; conjurer

3

to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

1

to rescue; to free

4

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

2

black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery

4

half an hour; half hour

1

to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard

1

surroundings; circumference

1

knob; doorknob

3

bang; slam; thud; crash

1

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

3