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can't help; won't make much difference

2

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

6

posture; attitude

1

each house; every house; many houses

1

to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply

2

close contest; close match; close game; close combat

2

wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap

1

rumour; rumor; hearsay; report

3

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

2

arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

1

battle; game; bout

4

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

6

facing; opposite; across the street; other side

1

sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

2

stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

2

funazushi; old-style fermented crucian carp sushi

1

favourite dish (favorite); favourite food

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

1

soon; before long; shortly thereafter

2

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

3

impetuous dash forward

2

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

2

to pierce; to penetrate

1

suicide by the sword

2

one's troops

1

private house

13

sea of fire; sea of flame

1

smoke; fumes

6

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

2

immediately; at once; instantly

2

descending (mountain)

1

twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days

5

summit (of a mountain)

1

vanguard; advance guard

2

disembowelment; harakiri

1

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

1

twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days

5

wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

2

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

3

technical college; higher schools and colleges

1

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

2

English-Japanese translation

1

reference book

3

popular name; common name; nickname; alias

5

several years; a few years

2

bestseller

1

author (usu. of a particular book); writer

1