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Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)

3

going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign

3

be; is; isn't it?

22

all present; all concerned; all of us

2

aha!; yes sir

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

105

fate; destiny

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

103

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

1

sagacity; wisdom; intelligence

6

once more

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix

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to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

81

I; me

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

2

public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate

7

Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

2

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

8

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

4

Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)

1

four years

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March; third month of the lunar calendar

2

general; shogun

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towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

1

subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing

1

to raise an army

1

to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)

1

result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

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Mikatagahara (Shizuoka Prefecture; battle site)

2

at; in; at; when; by; with; so

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allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)

1

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

1

Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

3

at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

61

invasion

1

however; but

8

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

4

suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

1

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

2

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

1

town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)

3

great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

3

imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000

5

to; towards; for

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)

1

indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

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this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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