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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

3

to poke; to push

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whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief

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irregularity; anomaly

1

learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example

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Mibu

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Ittō-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded during the early Edo period, from which many later schools branched

1

very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

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personal record; personal best

1

25; twenty five

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orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course

2

five-family unit; five-man group; quintet; (arch.) five-household neighborhood unit (for mutual aid, self-protection, etc.; Edo period)

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very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast

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easy; simple; light

2

confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble

2

crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam

2

heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment

4

custom; custom-made; customization; customs (government agency); customs duty

1

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

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optimization; optimisation

2

improvement; reform

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large number of people

1

to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down

2

to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting

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holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner

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without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation

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to unsheathe

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one revolution; one rotation

3

flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move

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pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

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buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

2

to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

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tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party

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dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

4

the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

2

skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through

2

foundation; basis

1

spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)

1

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

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individual; separate; personal; case-by-case

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joke; jest; gag

1

mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito

9

to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple

1

passionate; ardent; enthusiastic

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having no idea; having no clue

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to bite off

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Hydra

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eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)

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at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

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