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bronze

2

soldier; combatant; warrior

5

succession; continuation; series; sequence

1

tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit

2

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

3

chasing; metal carving; metal engraving

10

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

27

time passes

4

envy

1

to change

2

end of an eyebrow

2

twitching

1

polite; courteous; hospitable

3

to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first

6

to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

5

hope; wish; aspiration

6

it seems so; that's what it looks like

2

very popular; highly favoured

1

convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure

2

to say no more; to sink into silence

9

fist

6

Rie

2

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

4

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

2

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

13

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

1

poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems

2

collection; compilation

3

to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much

1

maid; helper; help; assistance

7

dead center; dead centre; right in the middle

2

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

1

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

3

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

6

to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

2

business trip; official trip

1

right now; just now

3

to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities

1

correction; rectification; mending; repair

1

arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo

1

under the eaves

2

smithing; blacksmith

2

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

1

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)

1

sorcerer; wizard; mage

6

to begin to speak

2

ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

1

manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

1