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cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

3

chief of staff

1

Shigezane

3

exploitation; overuse; abuse

1

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

2

direct control

1

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

1

chain of command

1

sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart

1

China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man

40

swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately

1

integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis

1

entry into a castle (by a conquering force)

1

person obsessed with thoughts of sex

1

omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing

1

carrier

1

to be superstitious; to believe in omens

1

insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence

1

four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

1

to bring someone along

3

Hiraiwa Chikayoshi

1

Watanabe

1

rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt

1

Ookubo Tadasuke

1

reliable; authentic

2

Kurouemon

1

cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

1

Gotou Matabee

2

8000; eight thousand; many

1

literary and military arts; the pen and the sword

1

to excel; to surpass

1

Hoida

1

Motokiyo

1

Sasabe

1

supply route; supply road; communications (military)

2

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

1

operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking

2

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

1

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

1

Naganori

1

Chikanori

1

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

1

to employ; to engage

2

to stop talking; to be silent

2

to speak energetically; to talk big; to argue heatedly

1

other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination

1

to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)

2

compared to

1