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

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to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

3

advance; moving forward; progress

1

swordsmanship

2

rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed

2

advantage; point in favor; point in favour

2

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

2

strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

1

to seize the initiative

1

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

2

to cut down; to chop down; to fell

2

instability; insecurity; crankiness

2

before one knows; unnoticed; unawares

1

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

product; produce; result; fruit

1

level ground; plain; flatland

1

offensive (movement); aggression

2

number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation

1

conscious; deliberate; intentional

2

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

3

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

2

waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath

1

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

1

tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation

4

branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue

2

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

10

to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden

1

prediction; estimation

4

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)

1

abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part

2

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

1

to prowl after; to keep watch on

1

Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle

1

Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

1

to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

1

to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)

1

to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge

1

bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword

1

boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

1

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

2

sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier

1

trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

2

sharp sword

2

to work one's way up

1

arc

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to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

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