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step; stride; counter for steps

4

to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

4

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

4

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

1

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

4

to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)

1

manufacturing method; recipe; formula

2

to have a talk; to tell a story

4

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

5

by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then

3

(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

2

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

3

south

1

remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier

1

one large ...; a great ...

1

producing area

1

close to the wall; alongside the wall

2

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside

6

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

1

one's way (ahead); one's path

1

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)

4

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

2

foreign-body sensation

1

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)

3

short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)

5

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

5

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

2

somewhere; in some respects; in some way

5

to learn; to study; to take lessons in

6

both; (not) either

1

throat; important part; vital area

1

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

2

to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

2

friend; companion

9

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

6

unfortunately; regrettably

4

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

3

something like ...; something called ...

3

if so; in that case; in that situation

2

to tell a lie; to fib

2

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

1

another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai

5

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

7

-ish; -like

4

slimy; slippery

1

feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression

4

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

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