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cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work

2

dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest

1

swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately

1

ring

2

wax (for polishing)

1

glossy; bright; slick

1

with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new

1

how; in what way; how about

3

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

1

technology; technique; technical

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

1

close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting

3

to shut in; to confine; to contain

1

stylish

1

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

1

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

1

attacking in waves

1

trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

1

calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

1

in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

1

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

1

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

1

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

1

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

1

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

forte; strong point

1

be; is

1

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

1

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

1

to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly

1

for this reason

1

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

1

power

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

1

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

1

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

1

chance; opportunity

1

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

2

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

2

approximately the same

1

advance; moving forward; progress

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

2

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

to step firmly; to harden by treading

1

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

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to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

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