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apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate

1

to arrive; to come to pass

2

stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task

1

establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

3

Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)

2

reform; innovation

1

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

1

to hear of; to learn of

1

well-known; noted; celebrated

1

bucket; pail; tub

1

interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel

1

Dengaku Hazama

1

place name; toponym

1

famous; well-known; renowned; your name

1

analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy

1

to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard

4

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

3

purposeless; aimless

1

astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence

2

Imagawa Yoshimoto

2

Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

2

invasion

4

castle

2

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

1

death in battle; death on the battlefield

1

history of Japan; Japanese history

1

decapitated head of an enemy

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)

1

Nobunaga

5

military commander

1

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

5

brave; heroic; gallant

2

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

4

tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

1

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

3

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

2

Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

2

dilettante; person of fantastic taste

1

general

1

extremely important; essential; vital; crucial

1

expert(ise); skill; dexterity

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

3

ultimate

2

national defence; national defense

2

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

8

preface; foreword; preamble

1

to add to; to insert

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

2