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to grasp tightly

2

locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition

1

gale; violent (strong) wind

1

bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

1

phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)

1

forward somersault; forward roll

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

8

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

1

horse's length

1

faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction

1

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1

dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

1

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

4

interior; inside; internal

1

to mix; to stir; to blend

3

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

1

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

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money

1

to step firmly; to harden by treading

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

2

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

3

multilayer

2

technique; art; skill; move

7

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

3

intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together

1

surroundings; environs; circumference

1

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

1

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

2

three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

1

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

1

to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into

1

cloud of dust

2

finishing blow; coup de grâce

3

disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)

1

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

1

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

2

cloud of sand (dust, etc.)

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

1

existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive

1

tough

5

such ... as; or some such

5

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

9

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

knife

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

2

when; at what point

1

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

4

hostage

11

to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

5