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keeping things tidy and in order

2

corner; nook; recess

2

dust

1

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

3

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

3

taking care of something by oneself; self-management

1

ashamed

1

huh?; what's up?

13

vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover

2

broom

3

dustpan

2

tone; manner of speaking

1

those; they

4

no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...

1

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

2

prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed

1

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

3

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

6

quick work; (clever) feat

1

extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch

1

housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

1

strength; power; proficiency; ability

1

following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with

1

to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

1

gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by

1

venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

1

to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

3

skirt

3

softly; gently; lightly

3

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

2

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

3

state of emergency; emergency; crisis

2

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

1

underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches

7

neat and clean; tidy; trim

1

really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly

1

sex crime

1

underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie

1

criticism; critique; review; commentary

2

once more; again

6

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

3

(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

1

speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought

3

pink; erotic; blue; pornographic

1

cheating

2

victim; injured party; sufferer

2

mere; simple; sheer

1