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raising an army

4

like; as if; the same as

2

(hard-earned rewards of) sweat and blood

1

size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

1

brute; savage; fiend

1

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

1

action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)

3

heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life

1

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

2

house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

1

calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance

2

to make use of; to lend money

1

root of a tooth; fang

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

2

daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

1

before long; even now

8

mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge

1

loan; advance

1

bond; deed; contract

1

on hand; readily available

1

unpleasant; uncomfortable; frightening; cruel; rude

1

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

1

document; official papers

2

looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

1

to throw on the fire; to burn

1

serves you right!; see what happens!

1

to run away; to run off

4

saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

2

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

2

condition; situation; prospects

1

hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw

1

drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove

1

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

4

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

strategy; artifice

2

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

1

gird oneself up

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

2

over and over; repeatedly

1

acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation

1

to prohibit

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

4

reporting; returning (one's findings to a person)

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

1

to run through; to run past

1

very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented

1

head

1

to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree

1

to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

1

originally; by nature; from the start

1