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long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down

5

to cut at; to slash at

1

splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

6

to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation

1

to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful

6

to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)

11

to whistle

4

in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

3

(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains

3

next; next person; (arch.) room adjoining a noble's parlor

3

external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)

3

earthenware; porcelain; china; Seto ware; ceramic ware from Seto (Aichi Prefecture)

2

soundproofing

5

silencing (a machine, gun, etc.); muffling; muting (e.g. a TV)

2

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

3

oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)

2

newborn; newly born

1

fawn

4

(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)

4

moral way of life; correct path; moral principles

1

roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk

1

to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire

5

one's long-cherished desire

2

to be injured; to sustain a wound

2

to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer

3

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

2

to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

6

absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue

3

acquaintance

5

top ridge of a roof; main ridge of a roof

1

to form a pair; to pair up

3

shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)

1

(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive

2

proboscis; snout

1

going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"

3

sounds good; sure thing; no problem

2

manufacturing plant; production facility

4

capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty

6

recompense; indemnity; atonement

2

affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders

1

cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

9

to drool; to dribble; to slobber

2

to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede

2

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

2

sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering

3

deodorization

2

perfume; scent

3

choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub

1

one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart

3

house search (e.g. by the police)

1