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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); guandao; Chinese glaive

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to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

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condition; state (of health); appearance

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tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

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large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement

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to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal

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to take someone's hand

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elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

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(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor

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to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

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wintry desolation; poor business conditions

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to finger; to tamper (with)

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to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

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to be rubbed

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scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

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carefully; with caution

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to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow

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gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing

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to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse

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moment; instant

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to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

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guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

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showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

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daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

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palanquin; litter; bier; kago

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to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

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palanquin bearer

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bodyguard; escort

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attendant

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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all members; whole army

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blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

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surrounding at a distance

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wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people

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withdrawing from the castle

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

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terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

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force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

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to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile

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being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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style of sword fighting

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trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

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chink in the armor (armour)

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flash; brandish

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to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

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stroke of sword

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leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)

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habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk

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short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment

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