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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

5

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

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naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata

2

to get used to using; to get accustomed to using

1

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

8

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

4

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

2

rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net

2

grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine

1

to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)

1

one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth

5

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

4

(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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one after another; in rapid succession

1

smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

2

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

4

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

1

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

1

-ish; -like

8

squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)

1

darkness; the dark

1

weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly

1

red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist

20

thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack

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to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

4

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

10

distribution; allotment

1

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)

2

correction; rectification; mending; repair

5

way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

5

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

2

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

4

follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

1

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

5

all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere

1

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

9

number; amount

8

endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

1

threat; menace

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

5

easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

1

the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit

1

several steps

2

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse

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to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

2

quickly; swishing; whooshing

1

to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one

2

tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead

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