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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)

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and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

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Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

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to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

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Imagawa Yoshimoto

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

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to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)

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Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)

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lesser councilor of state; lesser councillor of state; minor councilor; minor councillor

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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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subquest; sub quest

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wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

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not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

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motivation

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to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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air pocket

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to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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beginner

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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timing

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both (people)

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coffee

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next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

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one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point

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Puerto Rico

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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to get information out of a person; to begin listening

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity

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as (somebody) says

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

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once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

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snow country

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to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

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oh; yes; huh?; hm?

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

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how; in what way; by what means

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to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

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coat; coating

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to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

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short sleeves

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