virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
military science; strategy; tactics
contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
hastily made; improvised preparation
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to pass on an order; to pass the word
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
long snake; long line (of people, etc.)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
one by one; one each; one at a time
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
earnestly; intently; attentively; wholeheartedly
being dotted with; being scattered
metal fittings; metal fixtures
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
the twelve divine generals (of Bhaisajyaguru)
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
to look attractive; to look nice
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin