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secret; private; surreptitious

2

author (usu. of a particular book); writer

1

one's mind

1

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

6

to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

1

pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading

1

name; given name; first name

11

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

7

(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely

1

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

2

well; now; then

5

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

10

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

4

ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price

9

falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms

1

off-topic (on an online thread)

1

indirect

1

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

9

(drink) at a gulp; with a gulp; in gulps

1

gluttonous; greedy

1

one's stomach rumbles; one's stomach growls

1

to hang on the wall

1

clock; watch; timepiece

1

short hand; hour hand

1

long hand; minute hand

1

right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead

2

(husband and wife) both working; dual income

1

naturally; of course; understandably

2

time; hour; period; class

13

refrigerator; fridge

2

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

1

instant foods

1

stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)

1

particularly; only; in the case of

2

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

4

it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

1

eating; bite (in fishing)

1

very much; exceedingly; extremely

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

5

bicycle; bike

2

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

7

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

3

money; metal

1

to use up; to exhaust; to wear out

1

beginning of the month

1

pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

2

provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant

1

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

2

to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)

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