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careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

25

chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage

6

tank tread; continuous track; caterpillar track; endless track; crawler track

1

art of war; strategy; tactics

3

foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien

35

to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

7

astrology

10

(words to) that effect

1

change; transition; return present

1

recommendation; endorsement

1

throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)

4

in addition

9

body; physical system; (the) person

2

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

17

stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule

2

Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku

1

Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan

7

Empress Suiko; Suiko Tenno (554-628 CE, reigning: 592-628 CE)

1

Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche

8

Kanroku

1

arriving in Japan; visiting Japan

3

books related to the calendar; the calendar; the almanac

1

geography

6

means; method; art; magic

4

court historian

1

ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

13

Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty

16

clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

1

height; stature

4

(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me

2

to take root; to strike

5

perpetual youth and longevity

5

envoy to Tang China

7

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

3

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

6

fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)

1

military installations

4

reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup

3

messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

6

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

4

Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)

2

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

16

inventor

2

Three Kingdoms period (of Chinese history, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms period (of Korean history, 57 BCE-668 CE)

2

Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era (221-263)

1

Liu Bei (161-223)

2

prime minister; premier; chancellor

4

three minutes

9

plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)

4

strategist

2