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to lend a hand; to help

2

pleasant talk; chat

4

to amuse oneself; to make merry

2

misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle

1

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

4

battle; game; bout

9

dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove

6

to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent

3

continued alertness; unrelaxed alertness; follow-through (e.g. in archery); lingering affection; attachment

1

true to one's name; living up to one's name

1

strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough

4

ornament; decoration

2

movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)

1

conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance

4

greeting; a fine thing to say

3

application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal

3

restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself

6

sense of duty (obligation)

2

interest (in something); enthusiasm

1

sword; dagger; knife; bayonet

2

short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)

9

hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible

3

tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle

8

upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor

2

advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

4

tch; ugh; damn

3

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

3

second slash; second cut

1

to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike

3

being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly

5

half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

1

hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up

2

mineral matter; metallic property

1

(about) middle; midway

1

lawn; grass; turf

2

nape (of the neck); nucha

1

milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter

5

backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)

3

stopping just before

2

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

2

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

1

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

2

divine; sublime; solemn

2

instructor

1

initiation into an art or discipline

1

followers; hangers-on

1

second son

6

compared with

4

inferiority

1

unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style

1