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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

3

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

2

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

3

peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity

1

to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

3

last year

1

is that so?

5

to entrust; to leave to a person

3

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

1

close; intimate; on good terms

2

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

7

god of death; death deity; Death

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

6

next seat; adjacent seat

1

exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

2

trouble; quarrel; dispute

1

to hesitate to say

2

to embrace

1

to begin to walk; to set out

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

2

to answer a question

3

like that; so

1

to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

2

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

3

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

3

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

2

pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise

3

one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

1

to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

2

pinky swear; pinky promise; linking little fingers to confirm a promise

1

porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish

1

emphasis-adding particle

1

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

2

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

3

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

2

chuckle; giggle

2

jest; joke; funny story

7

to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

2

rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

1

to go up the stairs

6

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

2

dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation

3

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

1

first love; puppy love

1

eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son

1

to succeed to a house

2

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

1

pair; couple

1