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superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)

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sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac

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one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years

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sympathy vote

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adding; addition; extra

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cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

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home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain

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supporter (e.g. wrist supporter); athletic supporter; jockstrap; supporter (esp. of soccer); backer

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team

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delay; latency

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to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

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booing

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strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

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happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

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one full year

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commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

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feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service

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the seniority system

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use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

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Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)

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form; method; system; formula

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

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to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner

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treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly

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to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

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foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)

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backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

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to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

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corruption

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cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

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to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank

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retinue; suite

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promotion; raising of status

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spider

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still (continuing); as ever; further

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sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

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bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell

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fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

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smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

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plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

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alien (from another planet)

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worry; anxiety; concern

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at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

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pending question; unresolved problem

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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels

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to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

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hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle

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