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to let one's hair hang down

1

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

1

thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp

1

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

1

utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)

1

to call together; to convene

2

ancient Chinese immigrant

5

brigand; bandit

2

whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

experienced person; person who has had a particular experience

2

armed group; armed insurgents

1

field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)

1

stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

1

right beside; close to; nearby

2

scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)

1

to pinch and crush; to pinch out

1

to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart

2

spurt or spray of blood

1

long military service; having experienced many battles

1

to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way

1

young warrior

2

engine

1

breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality

1

curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade

10

empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds

1

shooting on horseback; equestrian archery

1

throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber

1

office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

3

relay

1

war; battle; hostilities

1

northern part; the north (of a region)

1

pail; bucket

1

U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)

2

unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

1

hard to handle

1

the relation of master to servant

2

conferral of honors (honours), according to merits

1

smell(ing) of sweat

1

Moussa

2

casting; cast-metal object

1

only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)

2

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

3

meeting; reception

2

during absence from home

2

to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

2

single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

1

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

2

pawnshop

1

three years

1