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bloody sword (blade)

2

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

1

to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter

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underwater

2

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

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invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable

1

this and that; one thing or another

1

opposite bank; farther shore

2

some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

2

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

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to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

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pursuer; pursuing party; posse

3

capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

1

miraculous

1

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

desperate; hopeless

1

point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark

1

one house

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

2

darkness

1

warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money

1

light; lamp

2

to draw in; to attract

1

Guy

1

to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp

1

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

3

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

1

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

1

shoji (paper sliding door)

5

reading

1

to be infected; to be contagious

2

who

2

to be at a loss for words

1

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

1

firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight

1

to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter

3

evening; night; nighttime

1

broadsword; sword

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borrowing

2

to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake

1

scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage

1

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

1

early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)

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to be found; to be discovered

2

you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem

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cramped

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open air; outdoors; outside

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this area; around here

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