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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

6

to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

1

both arms

1

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

1

to rock; to shake; to swing

5

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

2

to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

4

very dim light

1

to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)

1

pupil (of the eye)

2

to glare; to dazzle; to glitter

1

tooth

3

to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

1

physical strength; brute strength; arm strength

2

blow; shock; strike; batting

1

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

3

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

1

death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

4

foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse

4

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

2

to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

1

shout; yell; scream

6

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

3

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

1

(small) knife; short sword; small sword

19

right under; directly below

1

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

3

surprise attack

1

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

2

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

6

a few moments

1

to shake one's head (in denial)

2

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

1

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

9

to get between; to be caught in

1

hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip

1

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

4

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

1

each; every

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

4

to fight each other

1

to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

1

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

1

slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

1

even

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

1

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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