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essential; important; crucial; vital; main

3

to talk; to chat; to chatter

7

battle of words; debate; argument; dispute

2

controversialist; polemic; disputant

2

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

1

main castle; stronghold; inner citadel; this castle

7

utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)

2

knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance

2

time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times

1

digging out; excavation

2

trial; test; try

2

to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

5

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

46

how much; how many; however

4

inner castle; main keep; innermost enclosure of a castle

2

(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.

4

completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour

5

gunpowder; powder

1

unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg

1

mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about

6

(something) so small; so little; trifling

4

large army

4

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

20

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

4

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

4

as (someone) says

5

discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

3

document; papers

1

water quality

1

bad; poor; shoddy

1

a long time ago; long before now

1

Horii

2

district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district

8

daimyo's spare residence or emergency refuge; residence of a daimyo's successor

3

water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway

2

irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water

2

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

21

honorific affix; honorific prefix

37

to be worried; to be troubled

6

counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty

2

reexamination; reinvestigation; resurvey

1

mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district

1

drinking water

1

fields (of rice and other crops)

2

irrigation water

1

water shortage; shortage of water supply

1

supporter; adherent; proponent; backer

3

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

3

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

3

way; method; means

2