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tidying up; finishing

2

thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking

2

mere; only; just; slight

2

pricking; stinging; tingling

1

to ponder; to brood

3

to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff

1

to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease

1

stretch

1

is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

1

opening; gap; dried and opened fish

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

5

I beg your pardon

2

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

8

hearsay; learning by hearsay

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

2

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

4

to sit down

5

high class; noble

1

to treat; to feast; to provide dinner for

1

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

3

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

1

bowl

6

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

1

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

3

to eat; to drink

3

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

3

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

5

persistence; single-mindedness

1

teatime; tea break; coffee break

1

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

2

eyesight; seeing

1

place; situation; position; location

11

to drop; to let fall; to omit

1

looking away; looking aside

1

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

3

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

2

toolbox

1

mop

3

without; but if; otherwise; or else

3

food

1

face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

2

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

2

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

5

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

9

cheerfully; excitedly

1

good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

4

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

4

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

6

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

1