northern part; the north (of a region)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
almost; roughly; approximately
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
defence forces; defence corps
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
with a start; with a jump
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
ptoo (i.e. spitting sound); ptew; ptooey
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable
from outside; from the side
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)