June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
armed forces; military; troops
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
sorrowful wind; melancholy wind; dreary wind
dreary; dismal; lonely; doleful; plaintive; mournful
all; entire; whole; altogether
severe wound; serious wound; gash
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
recovery; rescue; recapture
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
25th day of the month; 25 days
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
talking about memories; reminiscences
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
favorite sword; cherished sword
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to praise; to extol; to laud; to appreciate; to admire
(one) letter; (one) character
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack