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each other; one another

3

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

5

in very small pieces

2

to smash; to crush

7

to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

2

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

2

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

1

speech; expression; wording; language

1

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

2

next morning

1

serious; severe; grave; acute

3

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

2

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

3

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane

2

to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond

1

cover; mantle; shroud; hood

2

long time; long interval; for quite some time

6

floorboard

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

2

to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

1

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

1

to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off

2

reduction; curtailment

1

to wrap up

3

portion for two people

2

how long; how far; how much

2

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

6

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

1

several days later

2

languid; listless

1

letter; missive; note; mail

13

sender

1

to break the seal

1

writing paper; stationery; notepaper

1

how are you?

1

to help out of (trouble); to extricate

3

to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

1

regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)

1

we

2

discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring

2

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

sender; consignor; remitter

1

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

1

impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

9

very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

1

family; relatives; dependents; household

9

lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

5

unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison

2