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to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

1

one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)

4

to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order

1

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

3

thereafter; after doing that; followed by

1

meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off

2

glittering stars

2

firm; strong; solid; stable

2

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

2

to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look

1

leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew

2

natural laws; rule of heaven

1

karmic suffering

2

wickedness; evil; wicked person

3

8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar

2

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

1

queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak

1

origin; source; virtuous ancestor

7

stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool

6

ronin; masterless samurai

1

popular name; common name; nickname; alias

1

director

39

to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together

4

moral influence

3

mainly; primarily

2

diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)

2

public service

1

cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness

1

brute; savage; fiend

2

falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)

4

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

3

colleague

2

imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake

1

near; nearby; not far off

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

3

optimism

7

cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle

5

biwa song

10

grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime

2

Yangtze River (in China)

34

getting on board; sailor; seaman

1

interest rate

3

to look into; to peer in

2

traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat

1

being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

2

to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet

2

fixed date; appointed day

2

big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)

1

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

2