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bulk; volume; quantity

4

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

4

appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

5

Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty

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enemy general

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

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cause; origin; source

3

new; fresh; novel

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

2

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

1

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

2

school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs

3

sum total; total amount

1

only; nothing but

2

too much; excessively; too

1

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

5

Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

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Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)

1

conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment

1

recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

1

four

1

(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess

1

for this reason

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real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs

1

nine; 9

1

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

1

military service; conscription

1

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

1

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

1

100,000; hundred thousand

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

1

religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

1

intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by

1

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

1

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

1

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

deserter

1

large number (of); many; majority

2

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

2

blockhead!; you

6

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

2

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

2

spacious; vast; wide

2

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

3

boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier

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