jpdb beta

old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed

1

to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

1

to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

1

participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

2

all members; whole army

2

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

1

to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

1

disloyalty; infidelity

1

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

2

if it is (the case that ...)

2

that's a different matter; that's a different story

2

to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

1

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

2

measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference

1

1,000; one thousand

1

going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign

1

8000; eight thousand; many

2

private army

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

1

number; amount

3

to collect; to assemble; to gather

1

point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark

1

heavy taxation

2

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

2

national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic

1

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

1

is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...

1

desperation; self-abandonment

1

great cause; moral law; justice

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

history

1

private war

1

that's the way it is; such is life

1

to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough

1

battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)

1

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

1

Gregory

2

fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification

2

to be based in (a place)

1

rebel army

1

intercept; interception; counter-attack

1

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

1

recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person

1

mercenary (soldier)

3

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

1

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

1

magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage

2

clay doll

4

golem

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