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struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)

1

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

1

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

9

although

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practical skill

2

comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

3

to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

3

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

3

sword skills; swordsmanship

2

professional

1

that's true; of course; obviously

1

(a) few; some; several

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older; senior

1

to make a serious effort

3

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

2

royal palace

2

protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

1

last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier

1

strongest

5

physical ability

2

selection; choice; picking out

1

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

1

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

2

regret; repentance; remorse

2

win; victory

2

to pretend; to feign

3

to win; to gain victory

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omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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be (that) as it may; having said that

1

conscience

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

2

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

1

uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

1

from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

1

family; members of a family

2

for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

2

principle of laissez-faire

1

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

1

forcibly; against one's will

2

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

2

retaliation; revenge

1

good feeling; feeling good

1

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

1

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

1

to attract attention; to come into the limelight

1

spotlight

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

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