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trying one's ability

1

hope; wish; aspiration

1

apparent; obvious; very clear

1

rope

1

ellipse

1

match; game; bout; contest

2

is something that; is that which

2

embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication

1

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

1

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

1

to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

1

cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation

1

honour; honor

1

military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign

1

to take a breath; to take a short rest

4

championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round

1

to do

3

intimacy; friendship; familiarity

1

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

2

to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

1

world; society; people; the public

1

to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself

1

so; like this; in this way

4

to draw a sword

1

protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

1

to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright

1

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

1

one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

1

specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill

5

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

4

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

2

naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata

2

so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)

1

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

1

deity; god; Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)

1

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

1

(arch.) I; you

1

technique; art; skill; move

2

if it is the case that ...

2

gong; tam-tam

1

interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

5

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

one hand

2

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

physique; constitution

1

blow; hit; stroke

7

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

1

power

2

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

1

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

2