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sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

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iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

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wooden sword

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metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)

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practice; practising; training; study

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school (e.g. of ikebana)

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

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armor; armour

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to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)

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practice sword used in iaido

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume

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taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

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Shinto; Shintoism

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

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mosquito repellent

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Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)

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role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

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six o'clock

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until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

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having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively

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vegetarian

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to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

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relationship; relation

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low; low gear

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slight reduction; small decrease

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fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome

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siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

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younger sister

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youngest child

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crybaby; blubberer

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easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose

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Japanese film; Japanese painting

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underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer

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filling (meal); heavy; solid; substantial

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fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

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nice shot (esp. in golf)

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stretch

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to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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facing upward

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to point upward; to look upward; to improve

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one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

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Cinderella

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feeling; mood

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young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

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