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(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

6

deep crimson

2

to search for; to seek for; to look for

1

medium size

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

4

to unsheathe

1

conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance

1

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

13

to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

5

chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

2

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

13

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

2

sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji

2

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

13

average; ordinary; normal

3

compared with

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to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

4

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

2

this much; this amount

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

4

ah; oh; hey!

4

(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

1

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

4

half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

1

kick

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from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

2

to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow

1

to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry

4

rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

5

beside; nearby

3

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

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

7

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

3

stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill

4

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

10

strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence

1

particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

1

weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly

4

allophone; strange noise

1

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

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for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

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cannot possibly be

2

high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway

2

comparison

2

higher rank; better position

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

12

edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)

5