war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
nursing; caring for the sick; deathwatch; attendance at a deathbed
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
much less; to say nothing of
to collect; to assemble; to gather
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
the same rank; equality; apposition
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
armour (e.g. tank); armor
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
blitzkrieg; blitz; lightning war
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
both; both sides; both parties
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to stop walking; to pause
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
reading aloud; recitation
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
5th day of the month; five days
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification