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suddenly; all of a sudden

3

fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly

2

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

1

eccentricity; eccentric behaviour

1

strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious

1

parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot

2

local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated

1

having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)

2

military accouterments; military accoutrements; troop formation

4

mixed (e.g. team, chorus)

2

back row; rear rank

6

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

2

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

2

neck of a horse

4

complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

2

gunsmoke; smoke of cannon

3

to stoop; to bend over

1

front row

2

growth industry

2

result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

3

archer; bowman; shooter; gunner

1

hoisting (e.g. a flag); raising; flying; putting up

1

hit (of a bullet, shell, etc.); impact

1

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)

1

lucky shot; fluke

1

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

4

one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke

1

far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for

1

vast; limitless; boundless

1

to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt

1

musical instrument

1

trumpet; horn; bugle

2

musical performance

1

spearhead

4

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

3

costume; dress; attire

1

to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)

2

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

3

tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

1

breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough

2

critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture

2

vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant

1

suspicion; distrust

1

rank; line

4

canter (horse gait)

2

gallop (horse gait)

1

power; might; authority; influence

1

manual; practice book

2

to squat; to crouch

1