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full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

2

quick work; (clever) feat

1

magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

1

kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

9

cuff; armhole

2

to look into; to peer in

8

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

3

on-off

1

two times; twice; two degrees

2

flickering; blinking

4

sign; signal; cue

12

that's so, isn't it

12

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

7

board game

6

how; in what way; how about; questionable

4

genuine; authentic; true; real

2

one-to-one; one-on-one

4

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

3

cheerfully; excitedly

1

solely; entirely; only; or

1

chance; opportunity

5

rarely; seldom

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

13

harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady

1

willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

2

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

2

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

15

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

9

to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

22

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

12

excursion; field trip; school trip

1

friend

3

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

2

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

13

manner of using one's hands

1

eyebrow; eyebrows

1

figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight

1

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

10

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

3

feelings of guilt

1

to bud; to sprout

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

15

to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit

1

white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax

2

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

1

offense and defense; offence and defence

6

ascertainment

2

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

7

intellectual

1