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support; backing; aid; assistance

3

pursuit battle

3

absolute

1

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

5

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

1

Tokugawa forces

1

solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering

2

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

2

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

1

beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

2

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

1

reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup

1

one after next; second

1

one's own army; one's own team

1

to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals

1

defensive battle

2

the latter

1

very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle

1

inevitable; necessary

1

the former

1

recent years

1

evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection

1

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

1

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

3

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

1

skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past

1

though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

1

one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit

2

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

1

conclusion

1

to grow old; to age

1

genius; prodigy; natural gift

2

winning percentage

3

100 percent

1

undefeated

3

armed struggle

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

2

foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)

2

forte; strong point

1

strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit

1

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

1

scar on one's forehead; frontal wound

1

weak attitude

1

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

1

pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

1