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certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts

2

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

3

to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult

2

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

2

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

1

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

1

to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up

1

fighting spirit; (will to) fight

4

one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made

1

only once

1

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others

1

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

2

to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)

2

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

1

pity; compassion

1

with a single blow; with one stroke

1

to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

1

to disappear; to vanish

1

personal (employee); employed; retained

1

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

1

instructor

1

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

4

to save face; to keep face; to not lose face

1

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

1

hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner

1

to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on

1

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

1

offensive; aggressive

1

unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead

1

defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying

1

to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)

2

discretion; judgement; judgment

1

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

4

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

3

(forming a) circle; huddle; circular (battle) formation

2

order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

1

to fire into; to shoot into

2

the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains

1

fully armed; armed to the teeth

2

great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace

1

Kamakura (city)

2

samurai; warrior

3

Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

1

to cut; to slit; to cut open

1

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

2

to shake off

2

downtown

1

slowly; sluggishly

1