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sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

3

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

head; cranium; cephalic

6

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

12

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

1

forehead; brow

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

1

imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin

10

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

7

knife

6

the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass

1

cooperation; collaboration

2

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

3

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

2

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

40

slash character (ASCII 057); slash (fan fiction)

2

blow; hit; stroke

16

bisection

3

to fly around; to scatter

2

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

15

remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

6

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

17

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

6

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

6

each; every

6

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

4

smoke; fumes

8

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

4

to burn; to get fired up

13

to get dry

1

to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

1

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

4

blood vessel; vein

1

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

6

to raise overhead

5

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

10

to be sacked; to be dismissed

1

to remain; to be left

19

gem; jewel; precious stone

1

all; entire; whole; altogether

7

as a child; when one was a child

4

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

4

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

4

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

4

camera

1