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sometimes; often

2

shout; yell; scream

1

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

1

suffix for familiar person

1

who?

1

violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

1

power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

1

talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

1

ha ha ha (laughter)

3

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

4

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

5

fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way

1

despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way

1

Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing)

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

4

long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

4

Tsukahara Bokuden (1489-1571)

2

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

1

great swordsman; master fencer

1

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

2

fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

2

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

1

(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

3

bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

1

secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

1

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

1

whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing

1

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

1

government official

2

to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

1

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

1

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

3

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

4

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

1

to be; to exist

1

danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

2

rapeseed oil; canola oil

9

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

1

fish

3

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

3

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

3

state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

indicates question

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

2