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special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

3

to dig into

1

person; member

5

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

3

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

4

battlefield; battleground

8

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

6

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

2

great war; great battle; world war

2

remnants of a defeated army

3

even now; still; as yet

2

war; fighting; fierce competition

10

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

5

ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

1

to occur; to happen

8

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

3

sense; infer

1

already; too late

6

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

1

case; situation

3

evasion; avoidance

1

to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

2

story; tale; talk; discussion

1

internal conditions; true state of affairs

1

great lie; falsehood

1

thank you

1

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

10

alcohol; sake

3

woman; female; feminine gender

2

to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play

4

tool; implement; means; furniture

5

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

2

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

3

rather; better; instead; if anything

1

unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

12

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

4

book; volume; this; present; main; head

15

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

15

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

2

so much; so; like that

2

society; the world; the times

1

in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly

1

last volume (in set)

6

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

5

to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

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