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lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

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debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark

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writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)

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instead; but (on the other hand)

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real power

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(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life

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salvation (of the world); saving the world

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chief; main; principal; important

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saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ

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in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

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casino

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to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

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Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)

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to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

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Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)

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war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds

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courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court

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bribe; sweetener; douceur

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contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition

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vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)

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debt; liabilities

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to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)

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historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular

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directions; instructions; orders; command

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in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

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Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)

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to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

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to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

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Nobunaga

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to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge

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the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas

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peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky

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world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

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to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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conflict; strife

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to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)

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to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

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khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks); pewter staff

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even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

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flock from a vine-seed weed, used for face powder, and believed to promote desire and happiness; animal from popular folklore with a white fluffy down made from dandelions and a rabbit's tail resembling a fluffy hairball

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tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil

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fundamental human rights

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keyhole-shaped ancient Japanese tumulus

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both parties; both sides

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round burial mound

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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classmate

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