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retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

3

control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker

1

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

6

two directions; both directions; two-way; bidirectional

1

pair

1

short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)

2

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

2

to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst

1

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

4

gleaming sword

1

tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister

2

as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction

2

close call; narrow escape

1

willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

1

acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance

1

step; stride; counter for steps

1

elementary level; beginner level

1

fumes from an explosion

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)

1

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

2

invisibility

1

hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel

1

heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles

1

to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started

1

plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

1

defensive-only

1

telling blow

1

difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond

1

advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person

1

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim

2

normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)

1

letter (of an alphabet); character; writing

1

even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just

1

proclamation; official notice; touch; contact

1

veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand

1

rise; swell; elevation; upsurge

1

spirit; determination; pluck; mettle

1

to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)

2

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move

1

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

3

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

2

in great numbers

1

crescent moon; young moon

1

three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

1

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

1

lift-up (seat, bra, etc.); facelift

1

following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing

2