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heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

4

banner (imperial, shogun, etc.); standard

1

crushing defeat

1

tip of the tongue; speech; way of talking

1

bloodless

2

pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

4

handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering

1

something useless; (lit.) picture of rice cakes

1

strategy

1

not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

3

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

1

master; expert

1

failure; mistake; blunder

2

brave soldier; brave warrior

1

natural defences; natural defenses; steep place

3

inspection; examination; checking

3

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

one time (place)

1

regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable

3

because; the reason why is

3

to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over

2

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

2

negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss

2

management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

1

bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique

3

(built) on sand

1

multistoried building

2

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

1

indefatigability; indomitableness; with unremitting tenacity

2

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

2

strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

1

to address

2

same; similar; (just) like; equal

5

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

5

to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

1

from the viewpoint of; according to

3

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

2

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

5

the second ...

2

from the beginning

4

Naoie

8

advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)

1

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

2

bulwark; earthwork

2

conquest; subjugation; overcoming

1

dangerous position; peril

2

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

2