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last days; the end; one's fate

5

hostile party; enemy side

1

to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with

1

lord; master

3

difference; discrepancy; variation

1

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

1

one's life

1

to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)

1

Japanese history; history of Japan

1

Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

1

military commander

1

to carry out one's mission

1

grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult

2

unlucky

1

fragmentary

2

strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously

1

before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme

1

fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)

1

to get slightly dirty (all over)

2

group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

3

green; emerald

1

sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy

1

regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt

1

repaying a kindness; gratitude

1

not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive

1

softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)

1

to hide oneself

1

national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)

1

place name; toponym

1

look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?

1

to crawl out of; to creep out of

1

shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge

1

sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope

1

irreplaceable

1

from there; thence

2

recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back

2

inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking

1

impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order

1

(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

1

evident; plain; distinct; clear

1

unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise

1

once; one time; exclusively; only; alone

1

having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way

1

many times

2

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink

1

to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

1

one's physical safety; personal security

1

to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself

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