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use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

3

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

1

horseplay; fooling around

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

2

to grow up; to become an adult

1

standard; set; routine; decided

1

short term; short time

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

4

several minutes; a few minutes

1

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

1

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

garments; attire

1

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

3

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

1

Maltese (small white terrier)

1

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

1

maximum; extreme; utmost

1

state of tension

1

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

2

sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

1

irregular

1

to attract attention; to come into the limelight

1

both hands

1

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

2

deep breath

2

something; some kind of; for some reason

1

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

1

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

1

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

1

meow; miaow; cat

1

to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

1

to make eye contact

1

the end

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

6

to break the silence; to break one's silence

1

Musu; Mus

1

to increase; to grow

2

silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)

1

to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

2

restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

1

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

1

like this; this sort; this way

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

1

to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)

3

of all people

1

instant; moment; for an instant

2

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

2

to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

2