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to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)

2

persuasion

9

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

9

to cut off; to lop off; to prune

6

to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

8

to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate

7

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

7

(distinction of) sex; gender

4

to cross swords (with)

5

to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside

1

superior officer

2

to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away

4

to be hesitant; to feel timid

3

to stare back (at); to glare back

1

chivalry

1

champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero

16

wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief

4

one's eyes; (pair of) eyes

17

emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)

6

violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

11

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

1

generous; unstinting

15

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

20

sheathing a sword; returning a sword to its scabbard

5

vertical; perpendicular

1

night sky

4

being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan

4

dead flesh; carrion

4

hungry wolf

5

accoutrements

1

essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)

2

design

10

scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

35

deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick

4

pattern; design

1

(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking

5

no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt

11

drawing a sword; drawn sword

15

intimidating air; sense of intimidation

8

to be bloodthirsty

3

one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

16

iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)

7

so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case

2

ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

15

general idea; concept; notion

21

extremely high speed; super speed

9

rack; mount; stand

1

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

3

no one at all; no one, who he or she may be

4

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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