jpdb beta

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

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victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

3

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

1

very; extremely; that is

3

whole nation; whole land; whole country

1

process; course; mechanism

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no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...

2

final; eventual; ultimate

2

to make one's own; to take possession of

1

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

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profitable plan; good plan

1

railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

2

charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity

1

internal; domestic

3

rule; reign; government; governing

1

brink; critical moment

4

order; discipline; regularity; system; method

1

immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity

1

keystone

1

going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

disorder; chaos; confusion

1

one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn

1

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

2

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

4

rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field

1

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

1

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

2

split; division; break up

3

country; territory; domain; realm

1

to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

2

to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion

1

good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit

1

to establish; to formulate

2

foreign policy

2

from the beginning; from scratch

1

to remake; to rebuild

1

bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess

1

long-term

2

state; country; nation

4

to win; to gain victory

3

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

2

one's person

3

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

4

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

2

centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power

1

sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting

1

to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

3

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

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