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to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

2

to hold fast; to protect to the end

1

to behave well (of a child)

1

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

9

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

3

to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet

1

omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing

1

carrier

1

hesitation; indecision

8

to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

1

to hold up in one's arms

1

to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

2

each; every

5

embrace; hug; holding in one's arms

2

to escape

2

any number of times

1

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

6

oath; vow

2

hell

3

Yama; judge of the afterlife

1

so; like this; in this way

2

bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory

1

both (people)

9

Samanosuke

24

mother and child

1

to sob

2

new; fresh; novel

3

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

7

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

2

strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing

3

soldier's equipment

4

slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

7

even

7

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with

2

to be opposite; to face each other

6

haori (Japanese formal coat)

1

kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)

2

the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire

7

black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

2

high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine

1

call; hail; yell

1

a few years ago; some years back

3

(how) many times; (how) often

1

castle garrison

2

morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

8

coupled with; together

1

surrender (fall) of a castle

5

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

12

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

1

legitimate child

9