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recommendation; putting in a good word for someone

3

see you; bye; ciao

2

reluctant (to part)

1

interference; intervention; meddling

1

acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

7

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

3

carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in

1

to rest one's chin in one's hands

5

present; gift

3

(in one's) possession

4

excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem

3

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

1

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

5

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

1

catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift

5

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

4

packing; crating; packaging

1

bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects

2

dress

1

size

1

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

to be too long

1

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

12

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

4

cultural sphere

2

magic sword; cursed sword

8

fierce god

1

tradition; legend; folklore

1

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

15

naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell

2

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

2

tradition; legend

1

strutting; sticking out the chest

1

both hands; both arms; ten

3

one hand

3

thrusting (a spear, etc.)

3

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

1

discouraged; dispirited; despondent

1

look, look!

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

2

food

1

pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

2

fat (of meat); fatty meat

1

chicken skin (e.g. in cooking); bird skins

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

1

how many times?

3

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

1

to count on one's fingers

2