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disarmament

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quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

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row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

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with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

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to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

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head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent

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to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

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to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into

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cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

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to show signs of; to appear

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to indicate; to show; to point to

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towering (as mountains do); of outstanding greatness (as a person)

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hypocrisy

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shape of a mountain; form of a mountain

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quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly

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top; summit; peak

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level; just; peaceful

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enemy movements; enemy's position

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being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something

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materials; data; document

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based on; grounded on

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strategy

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possible; potential; practicable; feasible

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raid; attack; invasion

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expedition

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spots; speckles; mottles

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mountain top; summit; peak

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procrastinatingly; dillydallying

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decline; one's declining fortunes; decay

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worthless; pointless; useless

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protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

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remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

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shout of abuse; jeers; boos

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quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

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to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low

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showing no sign (of)

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to gaze into the distance

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nodding off (while sitting); dozing

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in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan

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heaven and earth; universe

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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); guandao; Chinese glaive

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right in half

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to regret

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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writing in large letters

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to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out

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pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

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governor-general

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disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry

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