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success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

5

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

1

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

2

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

1

riding a tiger

1

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

4

bitter enemy

1

waterfall; (arch.) rapids

1

even if; even though; if

1

Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)

1

invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

outbreak of war; starting a war

1

neutrality

1

two things; two persons

1

to choose; to select

4

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

3

hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

2

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

1

to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

2

Imperial Court

15

extreme; radical

1

thought; idea; ideology

1

domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting

2

acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

7

raising an army

1

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

1

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

1

young person

1

spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration

1

ambition; aspiration

1

strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

4

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

2

to fear; to be afraid of

1

fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

1

despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

3

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

6

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

1

supplement; complement

1

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

1

to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

1

whether or not

2

one word

1

1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness

2

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

6

repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation

1

stage elevator; trapdoor

2

the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone

3