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sword fight; sword play

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

10

point of a sword

1

genus; generic

1

long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse

1

regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

5

conquest; domination; mastery

1

babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

4

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

8

Olympic athlete

1

money; metal

13

general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)

1

only recently; just of late

5

journal; magazine; periodical

2

interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

2

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

9

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

5

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

8

leader; guide; mentor; coach

2

speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date

1

teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

1

to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated

3

the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected

1

extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected

1

guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)

2

to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

1

to catch one's attention

1

antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions

3

world; society; people; the public

12

assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)

1

parent and child

4

to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated

2

to be entwined; to be involved

2

thread; yarn; string

7

to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

1

to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

3

route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

5

(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area

2

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

12

admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment

4

entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

9

the one thing that is well-remembered

1

to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

9

each other; one another

3

indemnities; reparations

1

ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

2

unrealistic

1

special circumstances

1