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declaration; proclamation; announcement

2

a few hours

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perfectionism

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defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste

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compared with

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dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence

1

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

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bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

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to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

2

1,000,000,000; billion

1

to buy; to purchase

1

to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)

3

bravery; military prowess; valour; valor

2

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

1

careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

4

forte; strong point

4

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

3

to be hot on a person's heels

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

3

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

2

minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough

1

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

1

stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

2

final adjustment; final coordination

1

to encamp; to take up positions

1

supreme command; direction over all

1

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

3

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

1

chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

1

manufacture; production

2

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

5

resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)

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relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

1

trembling with excitement

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to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

1

precognition; prescience

1

one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids

2

twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

1

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

2

(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable

1

to guess; to conjecture; to surmise

1

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

1

outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group

1

large number of people

2

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

3

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

2

unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

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gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

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