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sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair

2

greeting; a fine thing to say

2

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness

7

the smell of blood

4

territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto

3

my; our; one's own

2

bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer

2

to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear

1

perfectly honest

2

cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent

1

treasure house; treasury

1

treasure

9

onlooker; bystander

1

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

11

brand new; fresh

1

funnel

2

to stop talking; to be silent

7

zanbatō; long-handled Chinese anti-cavalry sword

1

type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype

1

Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)

2

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

1

Juurouzaemon

1

extra-long sword

4

to degenerate; to lapse into

2

strikeout; strike out; fanning out

1

foliage; leaves of trees

5

alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call

1

smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)

2

to scoop up; to dip up

2

vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant

1

moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)

2

wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour

3

to change, e.g. step

1

to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share

1

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

1

railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip

2

on the roof; court nobles

2

source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)

2

groundless; entirely contrary to fact

3

to be fated to; be linked by fate

2

occasionally; now and then; from time to time

2

affiliated; akin

1

each other; one another

1

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

1

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over

2

to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)

2

offering a full report to a superior

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characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate

3

gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

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