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famous sword; excellent sword

5

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

4

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

3

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

1

training; drill; practice; practising; discipline

1

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

3

it's no joke; gimme a break!

3

oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition

1

district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

3

old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home

1

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

2

period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)

2

Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

1

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

2

martial arts

1

distinguished war service; merit of war

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

4

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

to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill

1

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

1

inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim

1

fake (work); counterfeit

2

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

1

terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

2

tradition; legend

2

to have an interest (in)

1

to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)

1

to be perfectly clear

2

to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold

1

myself

2

rather than (do ...)

2

to decide; to determine

1

to look upwards; to look up

1

starry sky

2

like; as if; the same as

1

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

4

to relate to; to have one's feelings understood

1

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

3

to regret

1

far away in the distance; in the far distance

1

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

6

eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death

1

to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match

1

to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty

1

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

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to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)

1

gold dust; silver dust; sand; grit

1

gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

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