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protracted war; war of attrition

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advantage; benefit; profit; interest

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act; deed; conduct

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suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta

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to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

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human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem

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maintenance; preservation; improvement

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things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that

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willpower; energy; vitality

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measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

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in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan

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peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy

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palm (of one's hand)

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hitting a ball; batting; stroke

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freely; right and left; as one pleases

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battlefield; battleground

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to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

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to mow down

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how long; how much; to what extent

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to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

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to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

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passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

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completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

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collapse; downfall

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cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

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spiritualism

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the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

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nonstandard; substandard

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secret art; the mysteries

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it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

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way; method; means

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surface; outer layer

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sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning

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ornament; decoration

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tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

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double-edged sword

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limit; bound

2

exploitation; overuse; abuse

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to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

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use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

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third day of the month; three days

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interior of the body

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surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

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compared to

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output (electrical, signal, etc.)

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dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme

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abatement; reduction

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En no Ozunu (634-c.700) (founder of Shugendō)

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(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor

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shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

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