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one arrow; retort

4

ambition; aspiration

2

combat techniques; combat skills; fighting techniques

1

another car; other cars

1

opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency

2

mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box

5

to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)

2

to play for time; to use delaying tactics

1

focus; nidus; lesion

3

(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter

8

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

3

to shine brilliantly

3

this world; life

6

helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret

4

incompetent; have no merit

3

right of control; supremacy; sovereignty

1

distress; wretched condition

4

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

6

under the control (of); under the dominion (of)

2

full force

1

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

1

too small; too little

1

profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

1

plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation

2

to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling

1

cheering in chorus; saying in unison

2

extremely; greatly; truly; really; (not) that much; (not) really

3

grave; serious; alarming

1

inner heart

1

mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part

3

majesty; dignity

1

to sit down; to take a seat

1

rustic; rude; vulgar; rough

1

stable

1

beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf

1

to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh

1

unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident

2

loss of nerve; attack of nerves; panic

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

2

for (some) doubtful points to remain

1

imperial order; imperial decree

1

to leak out

1

approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

1

to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity

1

to have a stuffed nose; to have a stuffy nose

1

consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

2

to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit

1

exaggerated; extravagant; overdone

1

smoothly; easily; readily

1