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at a stroke; with a single swoop

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grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over

4

Shibata Katsuie (1522?-1583.6.14)

12

to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)

2

one's subordinate

2

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

5

to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)

1

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

4

flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming

1

one word

1

to fail to hear; to miss

1

to sob

1

indicates emotion

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

5

yes; that is so

1

in detail; with great care; completely; fully

4

three days

1

confinement

12

to fall asleep

1

hammering sound; hammering

2

silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)

2

dead of night; midnight

6

stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

1

one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

3

self-satisfaction; rejoicing

1

to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

2

iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner

3

icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice

1

icicle; (arch.) ice

1

to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

1

if I (we, etc.) could

21

(a person of) unrivaled physical strength

2

crushing to death

1

I; me

2

to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

21

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

4

to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach

3

trap; pitfall

2

desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

8

two (long cylindrical things)

7

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

4

(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)

1

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

2

to find out

2

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

5

sobbing; sob; weeping

1

to wrench open

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nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

3

return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge

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