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Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)

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two-front war

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siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

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righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

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every one; each

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defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying

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able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

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spiritualism; idealism

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great war; great battle; world war

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military of the Empire of Japan

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Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)

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(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

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handbrake; parking brake; emergency brake; manually operated brake

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to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

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gear

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zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping

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outside a car (train, bus, etc.)

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what number

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handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name

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handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack

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tire; tyre

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racing (of an engine); idling; going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels; going nowhere

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indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

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empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)

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to use one's head

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to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

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three persons; three parties

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for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

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large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

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mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation

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striking; remarkable; considerable

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overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness

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riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty

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bare hand; empty hand

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worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated

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to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

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to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour

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backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)

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to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

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to take by surprise

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reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

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transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)

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(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

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in the hand; (something) easily manipulated

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gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

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to do for (the sake of someone else)

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strategic

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nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind

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suction; sucking

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line of spears held at the ready

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