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command; control; commander

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success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

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Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)

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direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

3

the same rank; equality; apposition

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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archer's left-wrist protector

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what to do

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how many; how old

2

several times (as large, over)

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unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

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timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

2

pride; dignity; self-respect

1

1,000,000; one million; million; many

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right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

1

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning

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as (somebody) says

2

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1

should do; ought to do

1

atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

4

inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction

1

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

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the preceding year; the previous year; last year

2

to call together; to convene

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top floor

2

attic; loft

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lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

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call; invitation

3

rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit

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cooperation; coordination; link

3

to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

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main question; real issue at hand

2

to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply

3

(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam

3

stinginess; miserliness; parsimony

2

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

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help; assistance; service

2

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

1

laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity

1

fish

2

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

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power; authority; influence

2

widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally

1

soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

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to estimate

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

3

symbolic

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expression; presentation; representation; notation

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Fujiwara No Yasuhira (?-1189)

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