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leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack

1

sword skills; swordsmanship

20

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

5

eardrum; tympanic membrane

6

to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

2

outbreak of war; starting a war

1

preferential

3

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

2

replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling

6

several times; a few times

3

8000; eight thousand; many

1

to gush forth

3

black dragon

14

high density

1

mirage

2

to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)

5

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

4

quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible

3

frail; slender; feminine

8

side; flank

1

to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

1

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

5

analepticum; restorative medicine

17

to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)

4

crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm

3

fighting alone

1

friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife

2

to mediate; to intervene

1

all-out war; total war

2

kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species

9

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

1

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

6

extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant

3

formation; combination

2

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

6

trivial; slight

2

bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending

1

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

5

to have no chance (of succeeding)

3

another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)

1

simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie

1

honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love

4

to burn to a crisp; to scorch

3

stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

1

useless; deadhead

3

to be pleased with; to suit

1

hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

8

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

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source (e.g. quotation); authority

1

true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo

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