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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

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mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

1

certainly; surely; definitely

1

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

no matter how much time passes

1

to encourage; to cheer

1

to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

1

Christmas

6

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

2

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

2

treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

2

drama; play; powerful drug

3

title; name; degree

1

Merry Christmas

6

leaving hospital; discharge from hospital

2

it's not much, but ...

1

Christmas present

2

celebrating recovery from illness

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

graver; chisel

1

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

1

whetstone; grindstone

1

everyday; always; at all times; frequently

1

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

1

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

3

this evening; tonight

4

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

Christmas tree

1

to begin purchasing; to purchase

1

large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission

1

in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way

1

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

1

(it won't be possible) on such short notice

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winter

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

1

earnings from a part-time job

2

indeed; really; truly; very much

1

to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake

1

smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)

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with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

8

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

3

appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

2

warrior

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clown

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begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)

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explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

1

proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation

1

Christmas party

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