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five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold

2

ceramics; pottery; porcelain

1

Harukata

1

strict; stern

1

winner; victor

13

total (number); count

1

comparison

3

to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack

1

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

3

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

7

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

3

ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual

2

all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

indicates question

5

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

25

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

1

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

3

military aspect

5

a bit more; a bit longer

1

to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into

3

in addition; besides

4

Mongol invasions of Japan (1274, 1281)

1

storm; windstorm; gale

1

Yuan-Dynasty Chinese-Mongolian military

1

to take by surprise

1

conquest; subjugation; overcoming

2

to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

2

General Winter; hard winter; Jack Frost

2

winter

2

naming; christening

1

deadlock; stalemate

1

trench warfare

1

suddenly; all of a sudden

1

monster

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

6

Cambre

2

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

10

lack of understanding; lack of sympathy

1

to become weak

1

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

1

way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

3

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

3

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

3

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

11

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

3

bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

1

shock; impact; crash

5

armed forces; battle troops

1

man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

1