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transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully

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for this very reason; that is exactly why

5

to brave a danger; to take a risk

2

direct contact

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hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke

2

existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement

1

superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman

1

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

1

free fall

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Jishō era (1177.8.4-1181.7.14); Chishō era

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four years

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source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

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Yorimasa

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at; in; at; when; by; with

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hard fighting

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dissolute priest; depraved monk; ferocious warrior monk

1

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

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Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)

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anecdote; story; episode

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to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath

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Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari

2

counter for horsemen

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shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

1

(on the) bridge

1

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

1

naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata

1

to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed

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sly; cunning; crafty

1

accidental death

8

to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout

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adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently

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counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

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to cross swords (with)

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one foot; one leg

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loss; forfeit

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heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

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lethal; fatal

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living thing; organism; creature; biology

3

fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical

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to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

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density

1

before now; hitherto

1

loss of blood

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sword skills; swordsmanship

1

must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall

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sound of water

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vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

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to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

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to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

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