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little by little

4

to pile up; to accumulate

1

stock; ski pole

1

way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

1

to become possible; to become able to (do)

1

bicycle; bike

1

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

3

vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility

1

gadget

2

motif

3

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

3

to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)

1

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

3

smoke; fumes

1

Yokomizo Seishi

1

item; something that one "just has to have"

1

Dan Brown

1

knowledge; information

4

to win; to gain victory

5

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

1

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

1

to taste; to try (food or drink)

1

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

12

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

2

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

5

what to do

6

textbook; manual

2

turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

1

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

4

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

1

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

4

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

3

point in common; common feature

1

to replace; to move; to change the position of

1

figure of speech

1

simile

1

metaphor

1

hint; insinuation; indirect suggestion; allegory

1

allusion

1

metonymy

1

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

2

Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language

1

to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

2

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

8

bar; crowbar

1

in this manner; in this way; like this

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

1

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

8

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

1