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enemy army

1

to send in

20

to win; to gain victory

4

lack of innovation; stupidity

1

pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency

1

to anticipate; to foresee

1

to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on

1

according to plan; as planned; on target

1

making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure

2

to pierce a hole

1

injection; monomorphism

2

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

2

swimming

1

to follow another's example

1

covering; protection; backing; relief

1

to breathe out; to exhale

1

to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)

1

to kick (at someone, something)

1

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

1

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

right foot; right leg

1

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

1

kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)

1

sword; dagger; knife; bayonet

2

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

2

to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

1

each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

1

terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

1

kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

2

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

1

promotion

1

match; game; bout; contest

1

first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

2

to cut down; to chop down; to fell

1

to cut at; to slash at

1

experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught

1

one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)

1

to go to meet somebody

1

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

1

ordering (materials); placing an order; order

1

to knock down; to defeat

1

base of the throat; bottom of the neck

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

1

US military base

1

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

1

having said that; on the other hand

1