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factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions

2

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

1

executives; top management; governing body

1

Control Faction (of the Imperial Japanese Army)

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Imperial Way Faction (of the Imperial Japanese Army)

2

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

1

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

7

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

2

both groups; both factions

1

leader; magnate; big head

5

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

5

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

2

diligent; absorbed (in something)

1

first-aid; emergency (aid)

1

juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord

3

harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady

2

gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

3

to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell

1

soldier; sailor

4

lower grade; low class; junior (officer)

2

brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing

1

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

1

national power

1

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

4

diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

1

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

1

general; shogun

1

unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will

1

to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step

1

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

1

public opinion

1

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

1

to do (for someone)

1

leadership

1

reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)

1

The 47 Ronin

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raid

1

cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

4

outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise

2

destined; predestined; fated; fateful

2

whole nation; entire nation; all the people

5

shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

1

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

1

to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down

1

downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

1

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

3

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

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