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self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin

2

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

2

grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball

1

one's dominant hand

2

left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker

1

in order; in turn; one by one

1

to run off; to break into a run; to start running

21

while passing each other

3

several times; several degrees

2

ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

31

to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand

3

dividing into parts

3

nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade

6

type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype

2

another thing; exception; special case

5

trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)

3

ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

4

to overdo; to do too much

1

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

4

permit

1

getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized

2

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

8

report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)

1

Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence

1

to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation

3

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

2

ideal; ideals

2

royal palace

86

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

3

sunlight; rays of the Sun

2

association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

2

pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of

3

empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

2

to run around

10

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

14

(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm

7

approach; approach shot

1

to be the case that

1

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

4

acting ability; talent as a performer

2

established reputation

1

cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic

1

to rank next to; to come after

1

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

12

contest; competition; struggle; scramble

2

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

10

milk

2

cheek

7

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

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