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sound of many footsteps

1

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

2

special duty

1

occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

37

don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry

1

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

1

to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

2

defeat; lost battle; defeated army

3

unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

1

still (continuing); as ever; further

3

person killed in action; the war dead

2

corpse; dead person

4

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

2

to comfort; to console; to amuse

1

victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck

1

carefree; free from worry

3

to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break

1

to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir

3

to hurry; to hasten

2

to leave behind

3

to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down

2

whirlwind

1

theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics

7

cause of defeat

1

percolator

1

batman; officer's orderly

5

death in battle

4

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

4

replacement

1

to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

1

umpire; referee

6

special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu

27

to complain; to lodge a complaint

2

tactics; strategy

14

being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

1

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

1

after the end (of something)

2

to do together; to share; to participate in

2

referee; umpire

13

adjudication committee meeting; decision conference

10

judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee

5

annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)

1

rapid-fire comic dialogue

1

fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice

3

affirmative

2

minority group (party); minority

3

to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

1

to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose

1

rule of thumb

1

physical law; laws of physics

1