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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

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truce bearer

5

preliminary alert (flood, typhoon, air-raid, etc.); precautionary warning

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bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

2

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully

3

chimes; toll of a bell

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busy; hurried; confused; flurried

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two-horse cart

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thirst

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criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

1

messenger; envoy; emissary

3

a few hours

1

bombarding; shelling; bombardment

16

to watch over; to watch attentively

1

party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

1

cease-fire; truce; armistice

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all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

2

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

3

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

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to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going

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distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

6

May

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major; lieutenant commander; wing commander

5

one's own handwriting; autograph

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

2

twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days

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3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

2

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

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one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

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sentence; verdict; pronouncement

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self-defense; self-defence

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just now; a moment ago; this very minute

1

friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

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anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

3

minimum; at the very least

1

firing; discharge of gun

1

thank you

1

subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental

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willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

1

enemy (soldier)

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hostility; enmity

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naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

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anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

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to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

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with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply

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to shake; to sway; to waver

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east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!

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great war; great battle; world war

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