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joints; points (of a speech)

3

to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

1

shell; cannonball

1

cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach

1

to look away; to turn away

2

jet black

8

to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off

11

meteor; shooting star; falling star

2

pale; pallid

5

fresh blood

7

to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head

1

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

4

nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement

1

to make merry; to be festive

2

objective

1

self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing

2

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

7

feint

2

willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

1

(oil painting) canvas

1

blow; shock; strike; batting

1

the last moment; the very end

3

to worry about; to be vexed

2

belligerence; fighting spirit

2

iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

1

to aim at

4

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

10

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

6

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

5

with a thud

3

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1

however; because; as

7

embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

1

several steps

8

putting into operation; invocation

2

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

12

compression; condensation; constriction; compaction

3

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

7

to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)

2

of all people; a person of ...'s standing

2

to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)

2

preliminary test or trial; tryout

4

easygoing; optimistic; conceited

1

marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)

1

(stabbing) through; (plunging) into

2

to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to

4

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

2

moonlight; moonbeam

7

violent

1

disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

5