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to knit one's brows; to frown

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great commander; famous commander

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name; title

2

whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall

3

being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)

1

shock; impact; crash

2

ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

1

attack; drive; advance; invasion

2

to shave off; to scrape off

1

urgent report; urgent message

3

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

4

signs of defeat; negative turn of events

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Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)

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pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale

1

defense; defence; protecting; preventing

1

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

1

will; testament; last request

2

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

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ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law

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ancestors

4

tide; current; sea water; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater

1

torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

3

reform; innovation

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Kikkawa Motoharu

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Kobayakawa Takakage (1533-1597.7.26)

3

matte (metallurgical)

2

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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having both wisdom and courage

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teachings left by a deceased person; last instructions

2

fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely

2

conservative

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family precepts; family motto; rule of the home

2

honour; honor

3

extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious

1

device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity

3

war or military record; score; military achievements; results

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

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Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)

2

effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

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diplomatic

1

resources; maneuver; manoeuvre

1

moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause

3

front room; front parlor; lobby; anterior ventricle

1

vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

3

to save; to leave over; to spare

3

use; utilization; utilisation; application

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counterintelligence

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frontal attack

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large-scale

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