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sitting; feast; speech

2

snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...

2

cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning

1

work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out

1

example; role model

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

2

crude construction; crude manufacture

1

to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

3

to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

2

to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword

3

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

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Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)

2

et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like

3

swordsmith

3

location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)

1

to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge

2

being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

3

to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good

1

meaning; called; said

1

trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)

1

straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy

2

to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

3

Zero fighter plane

13

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

1

to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear

2

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

1

half the number; haploid

3

appointing to a responsible post; making much of

1

large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

1

as you see; as you can see

1

to propose; to suggest

1

to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

1

nuclear reactor core

4

kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove

1

equipment; device; installation; stage setting

34

good

6

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

to read kanji using its native Japanese pronunciation

1

how long; how far; how much

2

specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight

2

(pair of) bellows

4

to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)

1

temperature control

1

to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits

4

white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax

1

mixture; adulteration

2

on the sea; surface of the sea

1

sea bird

1

hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln

25

honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness

1