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battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)

7

opening gate

1

to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

2

fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

1

teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

1

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

1

persuasion

2

shogi; Japanese chess

2

go (board game)

2

professional-level

2

one thin flat object; one sheet

2

frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)

3

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

2

to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

1

to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)

1

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

1

it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

1

revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time

1

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

8

steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

2

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

6

making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

2

cooked rice; meal

7

self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

3

Odin (god in Norse mythology)

25

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

2

being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery

1

careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

1

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

8

oath; vow

2

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

27

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

1

one's social position; one's place; one's standing

2

who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck

1

to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)

1

without permission; without notice

1

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

1

you; my dear; hey

3

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

3

directions; instructions; orders; command

3

lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation

1

hard to handle

1

future; distant future

1

to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

1

eternal; unlimited; endless

2

duty; obligation; responsibility

1

privilege; special right

1

tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

2

tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous

1