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one way or the other; either way

1

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

5

ability in the bedroom; art of lovemaking

2

that's true; of course; obviously

1

society; the world; the times

3

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

5

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

4

whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity

2

to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

4

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

2

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

6

spear hand

1

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

1

half in fun

1

to break through; to penetrate; to pierce

1

to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)

1

to go down and stand; to alight; to get down

3

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken

2

intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of

1

protest; objection

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

3

empty threat; bluff; paper tiger

1

to do someone in; to bump someone off

1

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

3

as (somebody) says

2

future (usually near); prospects

1

view; outlook; prospect

1

once and for all; completely; spotlessly

1

extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction

1

restart; fresh start

1

reasonable; natural

1

not long has passed since ...

1

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

8

account book; ledger; register

1

innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

1

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

2

without

1

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

2

to snatch (at); to grab

2

two shots

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

6

to be opposite; to face each other

1

iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)

2

art of sword drawing

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

4

destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

4