cooking; food preparation
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to sprinkle (of rain, etc.)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
severe caning (60-100 times)
armor and helmet (armour)
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
skill; dexterity; master hand
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to kill; to defeat; to beat
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
motherland; fatherland; native country
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign