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change of course

1

rapid (e.g. progress)

5

completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)

8

extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)

3

decisive battle; deciding match; play-off

10

shade of a tree; bower

1

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

1

big quarrel; huge fight; big row

1

military commander

3

to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left

1

troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)

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.)

1

battlefield; battleground

1

to point at

2

to swarm; to gather

2

physical strength; muscular strength

3

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

2

to make a lasting impression

1

to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)

2

ad lib; ad-lib

1

destruction; disruption; (application) crash

27

worry; fear; anxiety; concern

2

rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders

1

queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)

5

bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans

1

Nights into Dreams...

1

general; shogun

1

prime minister; premier; chancellor

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

1

some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

1

in high spirits; excited; energetic

1

in this case

6

hyena

1

large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission

3

fleeing; escape

2

profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit

1

wear; loss

1

(on the) verge of death

6

finishing blow; coup de grâce

2

storehouse; bunker; silo

1

simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie

1

Last Stand

1

quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

1

to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

1

(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation

6

angel

1

high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy

1

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

10

full

3