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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

2

at parting; on parting

1

perfect; complete; flawless

3

lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering

1

to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress

2

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

1

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

9

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

3

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

3

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

1

ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand

1

forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul

1

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing

1

senior high school student

3

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

1

debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh

1

performer; entertainer; celebrity

1

state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

1

cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka

1

novelist; fiction writer

1

work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

1

to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

1

interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

1

to pretend

1

dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened

1

to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)

1

memories; recollections; reminiscence

2

healthy; sound; wholesome

1

old friend; old pal

1

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

1

replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing

1

every day

2

small quantity; little; little while; short distance

2

episode; anecdote; vignette

2

the deceased; the departed

1

sad; melancholy

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

dance

1

study; diligence; discount; reduction

2

the whole country

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

1

in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story

3

those (near the second person)

1

tiny; little; wee

1

the same; the said; likewise

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

1

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

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