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looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator

2

to lend an ear to; to listen to

1

to look sour; to look disgusted; to scowl; to frown

1

essence; true nature; substance; reality

1

comparison; something worthy of comparison

1

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

2

will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

4

to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)

1

illusion; fallacy; delusion

4

well water

1

leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)

1

to punish; to penalize; to penalise

1

in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with

1

spark

1

fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen

1

to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

1

teacher and student

1

to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with

2

to cross swords (with)

2

weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight

1

front; frontage; facade; main

5

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

7

technique; finesse

1

to fight each other

2

to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with

1

(in) the air; midair; sky; (empty) space

1

incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting

2

to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely

1

(being on the) defensive

2

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

2

rival; enemy

1

somehow; for some reason (or other); why

1

to cross swords (with)

4

fundamental; basic

1

self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style

3

remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

1

hard to get; hard to come by

2

model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook

1

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

1

defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)

1

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

1

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

2

towering (mountains); soaring; lofty; majestic

1

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

2

to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences

1

public character

2

cover; lid; cap

2

to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish

2

(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

3