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to ring a bell

7

superstition; superstitious belief

4

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

5

source of income

2

wise; clever; smart

4

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

1

clearly; distinctly; vividly

1

general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

1

unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity

1

nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)

1

honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee

3

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

person; member

2

smoke; fumes

3

group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)

1

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

1

to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

1

to shine (of the Sun)

1

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

9

origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit

2

Rome

1

custom

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

2

beekeeping; apiculture

1

ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights

2

is something that; is that which

6

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

1

even now; still; as yet

1

merely for form's sake

1

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

1

to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy

1

to have meaning; to be meaningful

3

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

2

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

2

jinx; omen (can be a good omen)

3

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

2

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

1

coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

2

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

5

thrush (esp. the dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni)

1

holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)

1

sprout; bud; shoot

1

to bud

1

grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker; streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period); soba vendors who walk around at night

1

calf; small cow

1

fatal disease

1

to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture

1

saliva; sputum

1

poisonous; toxic

1

swan song

1