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standing firmly against

2

to feel hungry; to get hungry

3

enlarged and revised edition

1

wish; desire; ambition; choice

2

leader; authority; mainstay

3

to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)

1

training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run

6

to burn into one's memory; to sear an image

2

to defeat

1

three great people (e.g. of the Meiji Restoration)

1

slimming down; scaling back; thinning; streamlining; retrenchment

1

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

2

whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course

3

small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

3

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

1

to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance

2

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

2

resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating

2

to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)

1

quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely

1

election day

1

first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order

1

qualified person; certified person; licensed person; eligible person

1

polling place; polling station

1

gymnasium

3

provisional; temporary; tentative; interim

1

to knock down; to utterly defeat

1

being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)

1

my; one's own; I ...; one ...

1

to slay; to kill; to put to the sword

1

anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill

4

to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)

2

arguing (someone) down; loudly scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding

2

outbreak of war; starting a war

1

palm (of the hand)

1

great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace

1

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

1

copy; duplicate

2

account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters

2

to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on

1

assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

15

to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

2

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

1

guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer

1

continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration

4

with a clink; with a tap; with a click; instantly (fall asleep)

1

somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

3

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

5

region of the heart; central part; heart (e.g. of a city); center

1