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to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely

3

course; direction

1

to change direction

2

Guam (island)

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Nishitaiheiyou

2

control of the sea; command of the sea

1

to fight a battle; to have a fight

1

South Sea Islands (former Japanese-administered islands in Micronesia)

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

2

to take out; to drag out

1

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

1

night attack; nocturnal assault

1

to lure out; to entice out

1

(verbal) abuse; name-calling; abusive language; insulting remarks

1

welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful

1

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

2

decisive battle; deciding match; play-off

4

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

patience; endurance; perseverance

1

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

1

carelessly; inattentively

1

the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...

1

moment by moment; hour by hour

1

mutual; reciprocal

1

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

1

many years; a long time

2

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

flagship

9

Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)

10

officer

3

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

facetious; droll; funny

1

how long; how far; how much

1

bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)

1

strategist

1

Fujito

7

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

1

due east

3

800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

1

route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

3

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

1

detective story

2

to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)

1

primness; putting on airs; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)

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Midway (island)

1

off the coast; offshore; out at sea

3

northwest

2

due west

1