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sooner or later

1

perfection; flawlessness

4

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

2

better; superior

1

to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent

1

producing area; place of origin; home (of a plant or animal); habitat; birthplace (of a person)

1

short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō

4

floorboard

1

bam; whomp; thump

1

iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast

1

one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)

2

to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death

1

to glare at; to scowl at

2

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

2

a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant

4

suggestion; proposal

5

several hundred; hundreds (of)

2

to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)

2

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi

1

overriding principle; main principle; great principle

1

great swordsman; master fencer

1

Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

1

furthermore; even more

7

Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)

1

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)

2

main cause; primary factor

3

Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)

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Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)

1

confrontation; showdown

1

billow; surge; large wave

3

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

1

sand; grit; fine gravel

2

clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

1

profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage

1

art of war; strategy; tactics

6

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

strong person; the strong; the powerful

6

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)

2

capital; funds; seed money; asset

2

double feature (movie)

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

1

tacit understanding; connection (of thoughts); collusion; blood vessel

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

4

to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure

1

establishment; settlement

3

winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)

1