attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
imprudence; misbehavior; misbehaviour; misunderstanding
regret; repentance; remorse
good family; respectable family; decent family
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
entering the barracks; enlistment
seeing off and meeting on return
great commander; famous commander
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
overall victory; championship
(enervating) attraction to books or learning
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
ton (now usu. a metric ton, i.e. 1,000kg); tonne
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
fourth day of the month; four days
retainer; vassal; servant
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
Chinese poem; Chinese poetry
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
a short while ago; already
to discuss; to talk together
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
before the gate; in front of the gate