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ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting

2

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers

2

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

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steel; sword steel; sword

1

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

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prayer; supplication

2

weapon

3

two colours; two varieties; two types

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retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

1

dust

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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curio; antique

1

celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

1

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

1

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

2

shark

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dorsal fin

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

2

to glare; to dazzle; to glitter

1

substitute

1

biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)

1

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

2

shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)

1

iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

1

English holly (Ilex aquifolium); holy

1

random; unintentional; unintended

1

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

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automatic; intransitive verb

2

to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)

3

lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment

3

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful

1

to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

2

to make a serious effort

2

refining; purification; careful manufacture

1

retention; maintenance; preservation

1

from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top

2

to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)

1

without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

1

most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil

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class

1

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

1

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

1

that's the way it is; such is life

1

ideal; ideals

1

in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

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to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify

2

very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle

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