dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
injured person; wounded person; casualty
8000; eight thousand; many
3000; three thousand; many
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
hastily made; improvised preparation
imperial court; royal court
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
metal fittings; metal fixtures
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
in the same way as; just like
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to feel sick; to be nauseated
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
as far as the eye can see
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off