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to relax; to make oneself comfortable

5

sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain

6

mountains

1

difficult; hard

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move

4

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

2

both parties; both sides

2

castle siege

3

to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

3

drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

2

this for sure; certainly is

2

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

7

elaborate but slow execution; polished but slow work

1

rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash

1

thoughts; thinking

1

number of soldiers

4

to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

1

aspiration; volunteering; desire; application

2

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

3

elect (select) few

2

reinforcement (e.g. of troops)

4

blackboard

2

legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way

13

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

1

foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

2

den; wild animal dwelling; den (e.g. of thieves); hiding place; den; small snug room

9

mochi; (sticky) rice cake

2

last year

2

fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

2

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

9

in name only; titular; nominal

2

criminal; culprit

2

den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair

3

murder; homicide; manslaughter

1

occupation; calling; livelihood

1

to go broke

1

quirky; idiosyncratic

1

to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

1

great commander; famous commander

3

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

3

thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)

1

gloomy

2

worry; anxiety; concern

1

to lick all over; to run one's tongue over

5

taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.

1

two-front war

4

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

7

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

3

(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever

1