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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

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rear vassal; daimyo's retainer

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immediate follower (of the shogun)

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custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

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front; frontage; facade; main

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announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

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Naoe Kanetsugu (1560-1619)

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elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

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Katakura

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Kojuurou

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Ieyasu

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Ishikawa (prefecture)

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Kazumasa

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

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stylish

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country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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developer

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to be helpful; to be useful

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princes; lords

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capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

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to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

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to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

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to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)

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duty; obligation; responsibility

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king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

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(imperial) edict

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accomplishment; execution

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to increase; to add to; to augment

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

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advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

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plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

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finite; limited

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pluralism; diversity

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complete collection; large collection; complete works

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picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty

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straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

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negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet

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envy

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that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go

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to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant

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to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

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mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

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youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess

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apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

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other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

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excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury

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

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(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

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