jpdb beta

ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

4

to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow

2

military history; military annals

1

to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly

1

the first ...; primary

2

engagement; battle

2

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

1

grain-producing region

1

famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

1

Gallois; Galois

1

country; territory; domain; realm

1

being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings

1

point in time; occasion

2

rematch

2

longing; strong desire; aspiration

1

heavy taxation

1

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

1

arms buildup; military expansion

1

influential person; man of importance

1

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

1

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

1

front; frontage; facade; main

1

the height of folly; sheer stupidity

1

(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

1

congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly

1

speech; address

1

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

1

conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch

1

to learn by hearsay

1

sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming

1

tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

1

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

1

emotional; sentimental

1

muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

historical fact

1

a few years later

1

edict; ordinance; proclamation

1

abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment

1

raising an army

1

very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

state religion; official religion; established religion

1

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

1

to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over

1

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

1

to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble

1

considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

2

wildcard; storm card; gaji; extra card (in hanafuda, kabufuda, etc.; sometimes depicting an ogre); joker; blank card

2