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to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

1

to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

1

military affairs

3

strong nation; powerful country

1

chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

1

weakening

2

many; many kinds

1

leader; guide; mentor; coach

4

secret information; intelligence

4

formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on

1

shriek; scream

3

quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

4

consists of; comprises; is made up of

1

comparatively; relatively

3

private

1

mercenary (soldier)

1

body; group; party; company; troupe

26

risk

1

to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

1

to pitch forward; to fall forward

1

burp; belch

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

2

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

3

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

3

canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle

4

black clothes

1

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

8

to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal

1

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

3

short; brief

3

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

1

lady; (female) pervert

1

no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

2

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)

1

thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest

3

edged tool; cutlery

2

thrusting (a spear, etc.)

2

art motif

1

dull sound; muffled sound

1

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

3

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

2

blow; hit; stroke

4

interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

7

contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

1

irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly

1

rhythm

2

never again

3

to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

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