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construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

2

fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

8

advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)

8

back gate

1

projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out

1

setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew

1

celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer

1

sake barrel; sake cask

3

ladle; dipper; scoop

1

shell; cannonball

17

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

1

Kojirō

1

one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)

1

roof tile

1

to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent

6

(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching

2

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine

5

target

1

to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe

2

waist band; girdle; sash

2

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

1

lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper

1

(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look

1

have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!

1

sitting cross-legged

1

to put one's life on the line

1

suicide corps

1

job satisfaction; quality of work life; reason to work

1

premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts

2

vanity; vainglory

2

to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow

2

to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

1

blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body

1

impudent; brazen; shameless; bold

2

tile (e.g. roof)

1

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

1

squad of swordsmen; unit armed with drawn swords; Battōtai; special police unit of swordsmen during the Satsuma Rebellion (1877)

4

horrible; cruel; atrocious

2

sparse woods

2

base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold

2

breastwork; parapet; fortress; parapet; chest wall

6

blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

1

to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword

1

built in a night; stopgap; hastily written

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

1

break in time; interruption; pause

2

support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection

3

angry roar; bellow

6

bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets

1

with a thud

1