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feudal lords; barons; princes

1

successively; one after another

2

situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position

1

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

5

tendency; trend

4

limited; limiting; restrictive

2

to poke; to push

2

(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite

4

various countries; various regions; various provinces

3

suzerainty

1

right of control; supremacy; sovereignty

1

indemnities; reparations

1

to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

8

span

1

to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight

5

castle town; fortified town

1

point of compromise; common ground

2

reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace

1

invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression

3

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

10

front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context

1

putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure

1

military force; force of arms; strength of an army

2

resources

2

squandering; dissipation

2

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

1

is something that; is that which

7

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

3

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer

2

convenience; user-friendliness

3

First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

10

eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance

3

to give a reason

1

leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)

1

home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country

1

to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest

1

express messenger

2

announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

2

occurrence; happening; incident; event

2

child's mind; child's heart; young mind

1

manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

8

small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny

1

engine

1

obi worn high on the waist

1

fantasy

2

how long; how far; how much

3

good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)

3

to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around

1