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unexpectedly; surprisingly

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blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

3

outward appearance; apparent

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version

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unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

3

insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen

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at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

1

discomfort

3

the exact opposite

3

matcha; powdered green tea

1

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

3

to smile (at); to grin (at)

1

features; appearance

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collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

1

lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

2

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

7

spirit; soul; ghost

1

second day of the month; two days

2

daisy (Bellis perennis); English daisy

13

Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

1

again; once more; a second time

2

remaining in obscurity

1

official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

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record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

4

western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

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great swordsman; master fencer

5

biography; life story

2

a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section

1

duel; shoot-out

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wooden sword

2

stopping just before

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match; game; bout; contest

1

tactics; strategy

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opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

2

plan; policy

1

to be matched against (in a sports contest)

1

winning percentage

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

2

every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of

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school (e.g. of ikebana)

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valid; effective; yuko (judo)

2

scratch; graze; abrasion

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far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

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long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

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victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

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go player; playing go

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