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ocean; large sea; fabric pattern

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so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)

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master swordsman

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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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to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

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mockery; derision; ridicule

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still; even now

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what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

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literally; to the letter; literal

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to pay respect (to)

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to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over

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Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement

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tyrant; despot

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ancient times

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armed struggle

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to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)

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master; expert

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means; method

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stupid brat; son of a bitch

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yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

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dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

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dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration

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to crowd; to flock; to swarm

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to get tired out; to be exhausted

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Chiba (city, prefecture)

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state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place

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fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best

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few decades; many decades; several decades

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yours sincerely; respectfully yours

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overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

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to shut in; to confine; to contain

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Sasaki

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dividing into parts

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your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right

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heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate

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400; four hundred

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march; advance

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fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute

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to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate

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long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

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just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

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to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand

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second son

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sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens

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as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

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offense and defense; offence and defence

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uncle

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master; expert

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to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict

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many times

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