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to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs

2

walking sound; footsteps

1

to throb; to beat fast

7

touché; you've got me there

1

whatever brought that on?

1

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

3

great joy; delight; jubilation

1

chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events

1

instead of; replacing; on behalf of

1

since the dawn of history

1

to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes

1

mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus

3

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

2

small animal

1

(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment

1

seasoning with salt; amount of salt

1

by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.

1

talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

1

kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

3

preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce

1

maid

2

head of a family; patriarch; matriarch

1

onigiri; rice ball

12

by force

1

finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce

7

katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito

2

inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once

1

katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito

1

katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito

2

dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp

1

nori bento; heavily redacted document

1

cake making

1

Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine

19

different dimension

1

to drag in; to pull in

1

love ban; relationship ban; talent agency rule forbidding its clients from getting involved in romantic relationships

1

winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs

1

consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied

1

to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing

1

comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy

1

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

1

reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

3

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

4

one's free time; one's time off; day off; time-out

3

emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence

4

sun; sunshine; sunlight

3

fast descent; speedy fall

1

red

1

blue; sad; down (in the dumps)

1

khaki

1