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he; him; boyfriend

4

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

3

famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)

4

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

14

deep crimson

1

scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

2

to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

1

this much; this amount

2

spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

1

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

4

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

1

to give; to do ...

1

galactic empire (in science fiction)

7

one's own property; possessions

3

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

5

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

4

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

2

to burst into laughter

1

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

1

lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)

1

knowledge applied to evil purposes

1

tyranny; atrocity

1

(public) peace; stability; tranquillity

12

atrocity; (arch.) treason

2

what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like

6

arrogance; insolence; disrespect

1

as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible

6

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

3

euphemism; eulogistic name; poetical name; poetic name

1

coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

1

conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition

12

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

8

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

6

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

2

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

4

a follower; yield allegiance to

2

ancestor; forefather; foremother

1

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

1

10,000; ten thousand

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writer; author

1

kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

2

system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation

2

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

3

(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary

6

expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

1

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

2

seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting

1