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little by little; bit by bit

4

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

4

(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

1

-ish; -like

2

Japan

1

that sort of; like that

1

spy ring; spy network

1

company; corporation; firm; one's workplace

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

new employee; freshman employee; new hire

1

recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

1

bright; intelligent

1

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

1

(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)

1

movie theatre; movie theater; cinema

1

temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

1

waffle

2

doughnut; donut

21

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

2

matcha; powdered green tea

1

who

3

to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

1

charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

2

ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)

2

anger; being angry; being mad

2

(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant

1

crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

1

reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

2

without

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

4

between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

5

full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content

1

to overeat

2

hey!; oi!; ahoy!

2

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

1

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

3

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

1

tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

1

chocolate

5

acquaintance

1

senior high school; high school

1

classmate

1

Yagi

27

pinch hitter

1

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

2