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relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1

funeral; funeral service

4

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

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anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly

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to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

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complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

3

in the meanwhile; during the time

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won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

4

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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Doraemon (manga by Fujiko F. Fujio; media franchise)

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time machine

2

after

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authenticity; credibility

2

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

2

later (on); afterwards

4

to follow in order; to go through step-by-step

1

mist; haze

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

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from now on; hereafter

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important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

3

to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)

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roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

2nd day of the month; two days

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

4

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

3

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

5

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

4

to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)

1

right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)

6

beyond that point; after that

2

regularity

2

3rd day of the month; three days

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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

6

time series; chronological order; chronology

3

to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing

1

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

5

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

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number; amount

3

to increase; to multiply

4

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

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have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

4

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

3

to look into; to peep into; to peer into

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