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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

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like; as if; the same as

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

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lukewarm; tepid; lenient

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peerless; unequaled; unequalled

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Nobunaga

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going into battle; departure for the front

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unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens

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forearm

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

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face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

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trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

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battlefield; battleground

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custom; habit; customary practice

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readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

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dagger; dirk

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bamboo work; bamboo ware

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imitation; fake; sham

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intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse

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denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

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kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

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rule

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sport; sports

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second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

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health; healthy; sound; fit

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to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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history

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the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

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indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

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to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

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library

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guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

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main school; principal school; this school; our school

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pride; boast

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area; region

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largest class; top category

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Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)

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(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

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even though; despite; when

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Marina

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bold; daring; audacious

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to serve; to do

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originally

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school nurse; nurse-teacher; health teacher

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