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to affect; to impact; to influence

1

breakthrough; great discovery

1

talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

5

to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise

3

ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power

2

carving; engraving; chiselled features

1

to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

2

setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

2

pop-up book

2

as you want; as you will

2

to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess

2

what

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

3

broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

1

betting; gambling

1

gambling

1

operation; calculation

1

capital; funds; seed money; asset

1

aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense

28

brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

1

to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)

2

hygienic; sanitary

1

dirty; unclean

1

unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions

1

to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one

1

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

1

how long; how far; how much

2

ability; performance; efficiency

2

fuel consumption; gas mileage

2

points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas

1

letter of introduction

1

manyfold

1

supreme; sublime; highest

2

(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises

1

secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

1

inexperienced; unrealistic; knowing but little of the world

2

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

3

envy; jealousy

1

to be uncommon

1

superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman

1

the best; ideal

4

navel; belly button

1

to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager

1

to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect

1

beam; light ray

1

hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

2

main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)

1

dwelling; house; residence; address

3

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

3