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Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)

7

bokken; wooden sword

13

rejection; negation; voting down

1

meaningless; pointless

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

1

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

3

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

1

proposal; proposition; suggestion

8

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

1

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

2

(being) frail; in frail health; frailty

2

blow; shock; strike; batting

1

beat to death

1

peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy

4

downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

1

idea

1

unreasonable demand

1

moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)

1

ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

1

town; city; municipal; urban

7

three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)

1

martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)

36

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

52

hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

1

(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions

1

count; earl

1

all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation

1

special selection; finest pick; top pick

1

to collect; to assemble; to gather

2

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

9

champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder

6

every time; each round

2

extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid

1

sword; dagger; knife; bayonet

2

participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)

6

getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)

1

plan; intention

1

gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)

1

Damascus (Syria)

6

steel; sword steel; sword

7

unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison

1

excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem

2

admiration; wonder; astonishment

2

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

2

military man; warrior; soldier

2

to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

1

Ken'ichi

1

counter for choices, options, etc.

1

certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord

1