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to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened

4

to come for the first time; to become for the first time

1

battle formation

2

volley firing; fusillade; broadside

1

falling over; toppling sideways

5

double torture; double pain; double hardship; double whammy

1

man and horse; rider and horse; centaur

3

to capture a fort

1

to have no chance (of succeeding)

1

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

3

gorge; ravine; canyon; glen

3

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

14

stray bullet

3

dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest

4

thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo

5

face; looks; features

2

to come from; to have roots in

5

in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...

2

readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical

2

battle array; battle formation; battlefield

2

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

15

strife; struggle

7

obstacle; hurdle

3

to be jostling against each other

1

line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)

4

running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)

3

ammunition; ammo

2

two rows; double file

1

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

4

(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song

4

after a short pause

1

butterfly

7

to cut; to slit

2

outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony

4

minimum; lowest; minimal; least

4

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

6

recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back

2

disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame

1

turning sideways; landscape orientation

1

we

1

one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game

2

startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

1

dark blue

3

light purple

1

to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

6

limits; end; bounds

4

intensification; aggravation

3

near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person

4

line of spears held at the ready

8

one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

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