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spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed

1

youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

1

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

2

to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out

2

husband

9

uh-oh; oops; sorry

2

brave; heroic; gallant

1

to cut at; to slash at

6

childhood name

1

over-familiar

3

(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

3

Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)

2

Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount

4

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

8

decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

2

widow

3

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

18

Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)

6

imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect

2

the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was

2

Zen master

1

building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)

24

elopement; running away with a lover

1

unworthy; unbecoming; improper

1

at that time; in those days

6

to be gossiped about

1

to happen to hear; to overhear

2

nursing; looking after

3

(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut

7

relation; connection; affinity

5

to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone

1

white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

7

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

1

house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

2

to subsist; to keep on living

3

wealthy family; important person; bigwig

1

workmanship; style

1

turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)

1

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

3

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

2

guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor

3

to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms

1

new; fresh; novel

7

warming up sake; warmed sake

1

evening chat

1

kindness; consideration

2

thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly

2

ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

7

flaring up; bursting into flames

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