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wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber

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man among men; man's man

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riding a horse so skillfully that it appears as if man and horse have become one

1

small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly

2

tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead

1

one's deceased elder brother

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spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence

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little by little; slowly but surely

3

to find out; to discover; to detect

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to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)

1

to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask

1

backside

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national prestige

1

to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under

1

to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent

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meditation; silent contemplation

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rough or steep path

2

to listen to in an ecstasy

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recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour

1

vulgar; crude; tacky

2

song; singing

1

the lowest (of its kind); the poorest

1

curve; bend; crook

1

horse stance

1

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

1

interior angle; internal angle; inside corner

1

to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate

1

fond; (soup) stock

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calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare

1

to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone

1

apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock

1

to call each other's names

1

to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary

4

dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly

1

walking pace; slow march

3

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

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to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

1

blank column; blank space

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how

2

one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

1

to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

3

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

1

path along a cliff

2

field hospital

1

emergency rations

1

believable; credible; trustworthy

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to have a reason; to have an excuse

2

hills and fields; countryside

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one's dominant arm

2

tournament; knockout competition

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