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to serve; to work for; to attend

6

death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

4

postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence

4

holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance); warm, welcoming eyes

2

hey!; say!; I say!; I; me

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what kind of; what sort of; what

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tragic but brave; heroic; grim

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pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

2

readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)

5

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

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assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

4

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

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fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

6

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

3

to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

3

juice; sap; soup; broth

2

Japanese Industrial Standards; JIS

2

pretext; pretense; pretence

2

complete devotion; body and soul; one's best

3

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

2

heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding

1

to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate

1

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

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to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

3

pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition

4

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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match; game; bout; contest

4

trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary

1

because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every

1

if is not; if are not

1

to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

4

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

4

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

5

to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess

2

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

8

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

3

to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

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by all means; at all costs

1

aura of a sword; spirit of a sword

2

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

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to burst (open); to break; to split

1

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

5

to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

2

hundreds

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

6

to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)

1

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

2

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst

8

if; in case; supposing

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