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making the strong even stronger; (lit.) (giving) wings to a tiger

1

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

5

to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over

1

to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

4

carnivore; carnivorous animal

3

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

4

signature; autograph

4

to notify; to advise; to inform

1

educational institution; school; academy; campus

2

always; usually

2

fair-skinned; light-complexioned

2

dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

3

being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something

1

poor hearing

1

politician; statesman

2

fat; tallow; lard; grease

3

letter; note

9

king; sovereign; daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)

4

tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

3

concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression

2

by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment

1

air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows

2

dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs

1

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

3

to grow older (than expected); to advance in age

1

bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move

2

kid; young goat

1

leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)

1

brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron

1

original (document, copy, work, text, etc.); root; origin; source

1

heir to the throne; successor to the throne

1

(on) the same day

1

to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon

3

political system

3

short life; short lived

1

sound; sure; safe; steady; firm

2

very great; enormous; serious

1

change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat

1

internal maneuvering; secret maneuvering (within an organization); reconciling the various views within an organization before airing something in public

1

Fortuna (goddess)

1

large-scale

1

rare; extraordinary; singular

1

wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord

4

restorer of a dynasty; ancestor who rejuvenated a family

1

eulogy; compliment

1

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

1

historic; historical

3

to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

6

executable (e.g. executable file); capable of putting into practice

1

vassal; retainer

1