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by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

2

big shot; higher-ups

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit

1

(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time

1

about; on; regarding; per; for every

1

I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)

3

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

4

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)

4

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

6

it's been a long time; long time no see

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

2

acquaintance

1

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question

3

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

1

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

12

Kyoto (city, prefecture)

27

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

1

successor

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

2

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

4

to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over

2

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

6

Toba

1

Fushimi

1

gambling den; gambling house

1

to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)

1

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

5

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

8

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

2

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

1

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

6

we

7

rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)

1

assassin

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

2

arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength

3

quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking

1

almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about

1

equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

2

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

8

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

11

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

4

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

4

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

2

people

3

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

2

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

9