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sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

2

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

1

extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

1

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

3

apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

3

second floor; upstairs

7

balcony; veranda; verandah; porch

2

exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks

2

to hate; to dislike

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

3

upper side (go, chess, othello board)

1

consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

1

personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance

2

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

1

this month

1

Chiba (city, prefecture)

1

10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million

3

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

2

event; function

1

getting an advance (on one's salary)

1

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

1

over-familiar

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

3

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

1

overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty

1

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

3

evening; night; dinner

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

3

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

1

broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

3

evening meal; dinner

2

evening meal

1

mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

1

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

4

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

1

to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

1

sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

1

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

1

this area; around here

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

aha!; yes sir

1

happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

2

shopping; purchased goods

1

money; metal

2

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

to go out and away; to leave

1

from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

1