one's own handwriting; autograph
number of copies; circulation
signed book; autographed book
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
made-to-order; custom-made
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
8000; eight thousand; many
dancing or jumping for joy
(plain) hot water; boiled water
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
with a friendly grin; smilingly
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
natural product; product of nature
foreign matter; impurities
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
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sign of remorse; indication of regret
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)