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reverence; awe; respect

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besides; furthermore; moreover

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering

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to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

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empirically; from experience

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famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)

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to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

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treasure

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Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)

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Osafune

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shin; shank; lower leg

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to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down

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rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry

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enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm

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Muramasa

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creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

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bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword

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the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas

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Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)

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Kotetsu

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to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

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to give; to do (something) for

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briskly with small steps; trotting

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hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes

1

historic; historical

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to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to

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Shinsengumi; Edo-period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities

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favorite sword; cherished sword

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inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim

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general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

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spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

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violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement

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warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

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trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance

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famous sword; excellent sword

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nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

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longed-for; anxiously awaited

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to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get

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image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

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to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)

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hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip

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stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing

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overall

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military sword; saber; sabre

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pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

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to bind; to fasten; to tie up

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beginning; inception

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obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

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exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm

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