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successor

2

older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

12

to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call

1

distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration

1

serious injury

1

quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart

1

to lose one's footing; to slip

1

oops; uh oh; drats

2

to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)

2

make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking

2

hand-mirror

1

bruise

3

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

1

panic

2

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

1

obsession; compulsive idea

1

one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate

1

although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

1

paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight

2

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

1

traveler; traveller; stranger

1

to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order

1

at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

1

fit

1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan

1

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

1

to be hungry

3

to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)

3

to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

2

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

11

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

4

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

1

adoration; admiration; devotion

1

to pay respect (to)

2

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

1

hey; listen; look here; I say

5

with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)

1

for fun; half in jest

1

to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)

1

inborn; innate; inherent; a priori

2

using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair

1

simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved

1

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

1

rice flour

1

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

16

to knead together

1

texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food

1

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

1

it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

1