attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
very interesting; of great interest
wokou; wakou; Japanese pirates of the Middle Ages
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
Liang dynasty (China, 502-557)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
inland districts; inland areas
Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
casualties; the killed and wounded
offender; criminal; culprit
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
business discussion; negotiation
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
share; portion; quota; cut
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be overcome with emotion
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
deep affection; dear; beloved
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to live; to reside; to inhabit
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
of course; certainly; naturally
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation