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pleased to make your acquaintance

2

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

lovely; sweet

2

to fall in love

1

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

3

long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

3

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

1

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

1

odds and ends; all; every

1

superiority complex; sense of superiority

1

(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure

1

thin skin

1

one step lower

1

arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness

1

haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up

1

to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink

1

painful experience

2

opposite; reverse; contrary

1

circumstantial evidence

1

to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

1

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

4

the very best; utmost

2

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

1

old

8

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

3

mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion

1

current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

1

behind; in the rear; in back

5

fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way

1

destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

2

companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

2

unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)

2

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

2

Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard

2

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

1

subspecies

2

deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick

1

special effects

2

how far; to what extent

2

honour; honor; glory; privilege

1

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

4

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

2

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

2

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

6

to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large

1

bull's-eye; the mark

1

to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

2

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

2