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private army

8

Joachim

10

experienced; veteran; skilled; expert

7

huh!; oh; wow; I see

2

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

9

one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)

2

lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine

10

flock of sheep

1

sheep (Ovis aries)

3

extermination; expulsion; destruction

1

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

4

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

11

to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against

2

deed; act

2

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully

1

long-established; old-established; traditional

1

protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

3

traditional; conventional

1

(social) class; rank; grade

13

seeing clearly

2

blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament

4

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

7

windward; upwind

3

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

2

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

3

to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down

5

to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment

1

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

2

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

10

market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

1

lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity

4

undertaking; underwriting; acceptance

4

princes; lords

2

as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell

5

plenipotentiary powers; full authority

7

to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe

23

each; every

9

war council

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

11

one's long-cherished desire

5

Schneider; Snyder

10

intervention

11

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

26

justification; warrant

11

instinct

1

to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

2

personal use; private use; private business; personal business

1

parting; separation; farewell

4

all-out confrontation; total confrontation

4

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

3