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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan; Hokurikudō; highway running through the Hokuriku region

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Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)

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Kanegasaki

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western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)

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main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops

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influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely

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eastern part; the east (of a region)

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allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)

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Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)

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border (between countries); national border

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making hollow; making meaningless; deindustrialization; deindustrialisation

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jurisdiction; control

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exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though

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to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

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squad; section; (naval) division; detachment

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dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

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disregarding strategy and using brute force

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map; atlas; chart; plan

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uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

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to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

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clever

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to harbor ill feeling

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(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

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to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

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constructive

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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

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participation; joining; entry

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again; once more; a second time

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(apportioning) in small amounts

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to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

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scale; scope; plan; structure

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all members; whole army

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double; twice (as much); twofold

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to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

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sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...

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to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide

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to emphasize; to attach importance to

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dispatch of troops

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a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action

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to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy

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intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought

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to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb

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military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers

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one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives

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calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

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to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

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to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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powerful

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still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

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