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leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)

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armor; armour

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white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

3

sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori

2

battle surcoat

4

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

3

helmet (of a warrior); headpiece

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white silk

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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one hand

3

chestnut (horse coat color)

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to wink; to blink; to twinkle; to flicker

3

to shave

2

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

2

single word; a few words; brief comment

2

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

4

to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick

1

vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)

1

vigorous man; man in his prime; activist for the Freedom and People's Rights Movement (Meiji period); freelance political ruffian; hired intimidator (acting under the pretext of social justice)

2

one word

1

front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan

4

man and horse; rider and horse; centaur

8

tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

1

horse tack; horse gear; harness

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to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

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horse's hooves

2

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

6

dreary; dismal; lonely; doleful; plaintive; mournful

1

power; might; authority; influence

2

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

3

slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher

2

spot; point; place; position

5

thickly; densely; luxuriantly

3

cluster of trees; grove; thicket

4

building

5

roof

2

late spring; third month of the lunar calendar

1

afternoon; p.m.

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

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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to look around; to survey

2

left side

3

farmland

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rear; back; behind

3

after; later

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pack; horseload

5

common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling

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packhorse; workhorse; hack

1

high ground; plateau; heights; highlands

1

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

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