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stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

2

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

1

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

3

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

1

candidate; applicant

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

1

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

2

Okinawa (city, prefecture)

2

Manila (Philippines)

1

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

1

manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

1

notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology

2

(of a couple) fighting and splitting up

1

weekend

2

aquarium

1

child

1

devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family

1

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

2

to live; to make a living; to get on with

2

to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

2

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

2

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

1

both (people)

1

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

3

ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)

1

is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

2

similarly; same (idea); same (name)

1

children

3

to surround; to crowd around

2

should do; ought to do

4

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

4

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

3

thank you; thanks

3

how; in what way; by what means

7

to chastise; to punish; to discipline

1

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

1

nudity; stark naked

1

to do (for someone)

1

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

6

government official

4

to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

3

alcohol; sake

2

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

2

horse racing

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

1

charming; bewitching; coquettish

1

memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary

3

bankruptcy; insolvency

1