destruction; collapse; crumbling
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
casualties; injuries and deaths
one's house; one's home; one's family
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
smouldering fire; smoldering fire; embers
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
urban areas; the streets; town; city
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
as far as the eye can see
to be smeared; to be covered
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
earnestly; immediately; exactly
withdrawing from the castle
along the road; along the way
consequence; outcome; result; blame
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution