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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

3

scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

15

minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small

1

Sukehiro

2

car; vehicle

2

voice; cry; shout

1

decision; judgment; resolution

5

the end (of); powder

3

to stand on tiptoes

1

bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse

1

vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

1

bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

2

phew; whew

2

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

15

to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)

1

to turn up (one's face)

1

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

2

prize; award

1

in deep black; in jet black

1

life; thread of life

1

remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

3

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

3

to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed

1

pleasure

1

most; best

2

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

3

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

3

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

2

to glare; to dazzle; to glitter

1

fat; tallow; lard; grease

2

division into equal parts; equal parts

1

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

2

slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance

1

spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

4

downstream

1

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

6

to take in; to attract

1

(on the) bridge

2

in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste

3

winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously

2

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

7

absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme

2

to pour on

2

one bank (of a river)

1

to run off; to break into a run; to start running

1

tail (animal); tail end; tip

2

riverbank; riverside

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

3

opposite bank; farther shore

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