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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

5

attendance; presence; appearance

3

best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

1

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

1

collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

2

we; us

1

don't you think?; indicates question

4

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

1

companion; company

2

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

5

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

1

vestment; priest's robe

1

size

1

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

1

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

2

choice; preference

1

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

2

audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)

3

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

6

deep inside; innermost place

1

department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

1

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

5

giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger

2

to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

1

just before

2

fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)

1

to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity

1

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

4

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

1

individual; private person; personal; private

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

3

(one's) self; oneself

5

apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

1

to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

then; well; so; be; is

9

puffed up

2

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

1

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

1

lovely; sweet

1

guardian; protector; patron; parent

1

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

2

rarely; seldom

1

divine punishment

1

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

3

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

3

accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)

3

strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)

2

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

2