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sharp; keen; acute

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serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

1

ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle

2

the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow

4

talisman; amulet; charm

2

old soldier; veteran; old hand

1

in accordance with; according to

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(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite

1

to surround; to crowd around

2

costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing

3

ornate hairpin

4

wearing a sword

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

3

(hand) towel; handkerchief

1

in the dark

3

Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)

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red cloth; red background

1

(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

1

fierce god

6

middle of the night; dead of night; midnight

1

each (carrying)

2

sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness

1

transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage

4

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

1

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

1

patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)

1

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

1

change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

2

(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets

1

the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar

1

dead of night; midnight

2

limpet

1

flour; meal; powder; dust

1

printing

2

the whole sky

1

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

3

the ten directions (north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest, up and down); all directions; everywhere

1

dark and desolate; forlorn

2

gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr

1

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

1

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

4

ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere

1

pupil (of eye); eye

1

to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

4

black clothes

7

ancient oriental belt decoration; counter for swords

1

four-wheeled

1

white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson

2

distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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