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to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

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looking away; looking aside

4

to hang; to dangle

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running away; escaping on foot

2

hit; strike; blow

1

momentary; instantaneous

3

(arch.) ice; hail

2

grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)

3

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

game over

1

to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see

2

to be the ruin of (a person)

2

cloud of dust (sand, etc.)

3

(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing

1

background music; BGM

1

(not) altogether; (not) wholly

2

well done; good job

1

two groups; two bands

2

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

2

(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

3

under one's eyes; below one's eyes

2

to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)

1

minutely; in detail; with particular attention

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

1

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

1

to chase around

1

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

1

assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary

2

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

4

slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid

1

to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

1

view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook

1

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

1

environment; circumstance

5

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

1

baton

2

uncertainty; inaccuracy; incorrectness

1

bullet; shot; shell

6

to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

10

to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)

2

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

8

shooting; gunning (down)

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to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

2

orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course

7

risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh

5

refining; purification

1

to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

1

set one's teeth on edge

1

lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

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