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right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

1

stay; sojourn

1

absolute secrecy

2

mobilization; mobilisation

6

Suwahara

2

invisibly; secretly; privately

1

to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

1

number of persons; personnel

1

to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

2

January; first month of the lunar calendar

1

castle construction; building a castle; fortification

4

obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping

1

stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance

7

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

1

be (that) as it may; having said that

1

unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear

2

important documents; important papers

1

information transfer; information transmission

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

1

inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls

3

(large) house; residence; mansion

1

freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes

1

to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)

1

Ishida Mitsunari (1560-1600; samurai)

1

woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

3

female ninja; woman

5

full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)

1

acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)

2

closing; closure; shutdown; lockout

1

to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve

1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

1

within ...; inside ...

2

they; those guys; those fellows

1

touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency

2

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

6

civil official

3

for example; for instance; e.g.

2

badger game (scheme in which a man has his wife or lover seduce another man to blackmail him)

1

use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)

1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

1

one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit

1

use; utilization; utilisation; application

1

flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics

2

behind with everything; too late; reactive

2

entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)

1

which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to

1