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striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place

1

increasing the number of staff; hiring more people

1

bucket; pail; tub

7

surveillance network

1

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

1

to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange

3

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

2

to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus

5

completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened

4

to stammer; to stutter

2

woman; girl

3

always; usually

2

fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog

1

to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble

3

evening chat

3

to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)

2

to narrow down the range

2

makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid

1

gaiters; leggings; puttees

2

right foot; right leg

6

knife attached to the sheath of a sword

2

stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)

3

crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration

3

flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cheilopogon agoo)

1

mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito

2

to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

2

to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around

4

shoulder width (breadth)

1

diameter

1

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

1

one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain

5

to cross swords (with)

4

liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing

1

indoors

1

as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate

1

foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

1

sense of pain

8

reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong

1

teleportation

1

if is not; if are not

4

gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless

1

to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand

3

to fight with swords; to cross swords

1

use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

28

penetration; permeation; transmission

1

being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly

3

profusely (esp. flowers blooming in great profusion)

5

upper limit; supremum

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

2

disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

2