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to race against time

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

5

phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)

1

butterfly

1

war clouds; threat of war

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

4

end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

1

to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

1

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

2

unburdened horse

2

evacuees; displaced persons; refugees

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

2

being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself

1

prophet; predictor; prognosticator

1

children's song; nursery rhyme

1

at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one

1

intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

3

gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal

2

population of a fief

1

rivalry

1

fresh; new

1

soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)

1

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

1

cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

10

clothes padded with cotton

6

wandering; rambling; roaming

3

the following; next

1

height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut

1

Hamamatsu (city)

2

last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

1

villa; daimyo's suburban residence

3

Kahee

46

practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum

2

seal

2

Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)

10

stipend; reward

2

3000; three thousand; many

1

Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount

2

the big two...; two major...; two main...

1

pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)

1

the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

1

grandchild

4

to play a leading role; to play a central part

2

relay station; post station; stage

1

local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt

1

Hikuma

4

witch

2