jpdb beta

halting (speech); faltering; stammering

1

needy circumstances; living in poverty

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

1

to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread

1

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

4

armed forces; military; troops

1

provisions

1

foodstuff; groceries

1

common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling

1

to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

1

march; parade

1

show; exhibition; spectacle

1

growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way

2

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

2

palanquin; litter; bier; kago

2

quietly; slowly; gracefully

1

to burn to a crisp; to scorch

1

fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act

1

to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained

1

barbarian; savage

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

5

remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)

3

essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)

1

assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault

1

military discipline; military regulations; military rules

1

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

1

bitter enemy

1

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

1

mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

1

unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch

1

to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire

1

unkindness; inhumanity; heartlessness

1

person with a bounty on their head

1

tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order

1

to blow out (a flame)

1

backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser

1

Anatidae (duck family of birds)

1

to peel off and fall; to flake away

1

two rooms

1

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

1

lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly

1

open secret

1

notice; bulletin

1

street corner

1

bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.

1

anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)

1

to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)

1

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)

3

to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over

1

feeble complaint; whine

1