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taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

1

don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought

1

field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed

5

to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)

1

secret

1

after that (a substantive change occurred)

1

custom; practice; convention; precedent

1

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

2

extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)

2

months (period of)

1

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

1

innocuous; inoffensive

1

one day; (on) a certain day

4

reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)

2

intensification; aggravation

1

to cut; to slit; to cut open

1

general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

1

reverence; awe; respect

1

standard; set; routine; decided

5

ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly

3

in those days

1

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

1

simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

1

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

5

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

2

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

1

to mow; to reap; to harvest

2

damage; injury; loss

1

chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly

1

secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom

1

to increase in value; to gain prestige

1

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

2

becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification

1

winning a battle; victory; victorious battle

1

not only ... but (also); as well as ...

1

losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

1

each time

1

eastern part; the east (of a region)

1

domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting

1

dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic

2

invasion

2

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

1

to cut down; to chop down; to fell

2

being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)

2

comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier

3

wound suffered in a fight

1

parents; both parents

3

undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy

1

long-cherished ambition; satisfaction

2

to think constantly about; to dwell on

2