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practice; practising; training; study

8

to request earnestly

4

game; contest; bout

2

firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn

8

gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove

1

gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)

3

defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)

3

challenger

2

concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

1

equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival

1

personal delivery

1

pure and innocent; immaculate

1

back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

2

of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

4

bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest

5

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

7

psychological warfare

2

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

27

one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick

1

complete; whole; perfect; safe

1

to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

4

lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)

2

trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much

1

weakness

1

every morning

1

mere; only; just; slight

1

taking a seat

4

(not) a single person; (no) one

5

solution of a riddle

3

to cast a sharp glance

1

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

3

penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism

4

fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

2

to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day

2

useless; vain; aimless; idle

9

quarrel; dispute; argument

7

to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate

7

(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses

2

blood relationship; blood relative

4

war preparation

8

bitter enemy

4

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

6

suicide

11

to rage; to rampage

2

desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech

1

predecessor

1

reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

5

logistics; supply; communications

9

mother; mom; mum; mama

1