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sword skills; swordsmanship

1

willpower

2

borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)

1

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

4

protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

2

what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much

1

dilemma; predicament

1

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

1

existence; being; life; survival

1

tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre

1

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

1

tsunami; tidal wave

3

tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister

1

diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small

1

hot wind

2

to run about; to rush about

1

we

2

this world; this life; world of the living

2

terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering

1

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty

1

red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist

1

vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink

2

flame; blaze

4

big snake; (large) serpent

1

to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped

2

ocean; sea; the deep

1

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

6

to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char

1

to scatter; to spread

1

fury; power; menace

2

atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted

1

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

2

casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof

1

root; source; origin; cause

1

to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

3

escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

1

meaning; called; said

2

tedious; boring; being fed up with

2

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

3

crawling forward (on one's stomach)

2

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

2

pebble; small stone

1

sparks

1

made of iron

1

pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot

5

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

1

to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)

1

dirty smoke; soot and smoke

1

to be smeared; to be covered

1