Meanings

one's subordinate

pitchers plate

to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)

to defeat one's opponent

letter

clumsily

dancer

to give (a person) first-aid

feminine handwriting

to get hold of money

leather gloves

kata (in karate)

stamp collecting

to take measures

to try everything

excerption

used stamps

to handle skillfully

to make a good choice

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