jpdb beta

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

4

Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle

1

old grudge; old score

1

celebratory banquet; feast

1

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

1

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

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ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

1

moderate; proper; just right

3

frostbite; chilblains

1

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

1

political measures; policy

1

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

3

storage chest for a suit of armour and a helmet

2

one ken; six feet

3

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

to begin; to set about; to start

1

departure

1

from ... to; between ... and; or

1

to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

1

greeting; a fine thing to say

2

to say; to tell (somebody); to state

1

to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

4

usual; ordinary

1

to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

2

soon; in the near future

1

framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter

4

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

3

shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun

5

poor; lame; ill-prepared

1

to have the honour of being present (at a meeting, etc.); to have the honour of being a member (of a society, etc.); (lit.) to soil the lowest seat by one's presence

1

responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution

2

to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish

2

professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum

1

opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

1

only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually

3

employer's house; master's house

1

to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge; to become less tense; to become lax (of discipline, rules, etc.)

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

1

treacherous friend; snake in one's bosom; treacherous insider

2

80000; many

1

ancient times

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Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

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warrior; samurai

2

(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit

1

tooth

3

yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing

1

appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession

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