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to have an eye on; to zero in on

3

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

4

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

22

friendly relations

1

diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)

17

to have a relationship; to have relations

1

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

2

profitable plan; good plan

2

to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

3

tactics; strategy

4

individual match; single game

1

military of the Empire of Japan

31

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

1

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

1

anchorage; anchoring; mooring

2

rainstorm; storm

5

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

1

lunar calendar

1

twentieth day of the month; twenty days

7

nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton

6

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

11

omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)

2

bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans

3

remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)

3

guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden

2

twice; again; second time

5

gulf coast; bay coast

1

important place; strategic point; critical location

3

along

3

stone-built

1

bulwark; earthwork

3

construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

7

Bun'ei era (1264.2.28-1275.4.25)

6

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

5

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

5

Kōan era (1278.2.29-1288.4.28)

3

to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun

2

base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag

2

transfer

2

coast; shore; littoral

8

Mongol invasions of Japan (1274, 1281)

14

Seinan Gakuin University

1

Fukuokashisawaraku

1

school building; schoolhouse

4

new building; new construction

2

opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody

1

firearms; guns

1

gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

28

matchlock; arquebus

2