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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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scattering (in all directions)

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

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)

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point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

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wandering ghost

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setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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three generations; three periods; third generation

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Hisakane

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to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

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introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down

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

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scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart

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one beat

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sign; signal; cue

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to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

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build; physique; frame; constitution

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to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)

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blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

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body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

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to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

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sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

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to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

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exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

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freely; right and left; as one pleases

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using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

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to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

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bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue

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compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)

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spell; charm; incantation; magic words

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right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

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photosphere

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appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence

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looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view

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strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

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to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

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phew; whew

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barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

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to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

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dispersing; vanishing

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both hands; both arms; ten

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magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

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in succession; one after another

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those; they

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