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carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry

2

sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning

1

goddess; female deity

1

to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of

1

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

1

cooked rice; meal

3

best in the world

1

cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer

1

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

2

black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface

1

pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend

1

pupil; student; schoolchild

1

evidence; proof

3

to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

2

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

1

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

1

I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go

2

Aichi (prefecture)

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible

1

ideal; ideals

1

PEN club; club for poets, play-wrights, essayists, editors, novelists

1

big prize; first prize

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

3

established reputation

1

precocious; precocious child

1

to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve

1

wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

1

very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

1

classmate

3

respect; esteem; regard

1

one's field of expertise; one's strong area

1

he; him; boyfriend

6

private tutor; coach; governess

2

university student; college student

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

2

to bear fruit

1

to turn towards; to point

2

trivial; not amounting to much

3

technique

2

unrequited love; one-sided love

1

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off

1

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

4

to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

1

firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)

2

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

ridiculous; odd

1

nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops

1