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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

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change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange

2

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

2

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

4

warrior; samurai

2

Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens

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Bushido; samurai code of chivalry

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strong; intense; severe

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besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

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acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

1

strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot

6

to play a central role; to take a leading part

3

father and mother; parents

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wife and children; (arch.) wife

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profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

3

Chinese person

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hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)

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to avoid

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which; what (way)

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till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

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to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

3

simple honesty; tactless frankness

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feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection

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300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

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peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky

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elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

6

equipment

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big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

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bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

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detour; circumvention; turning movement

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castle construction; building a castle; fortification

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to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

2

several times; a few times

1

brilliant; bright; glorious

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military gains; war results; fruit of battle

3

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

5

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

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Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

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Strait of Dover

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but; however; provided that

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anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

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Asia

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third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student

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base (of operations)

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gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

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dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

2

limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

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historic; historical; traditional

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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alternately; by turns; one after the other

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