western edge (e.g. of city); west side
breakdown of negotiations
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
puppet government; puppet regime
to establish; to formulate
establishment; settlement
postwar period; period after Second World War
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
revision; amendment; alteration
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
beginning of the world; creation
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
cares; ill feeling; reserve
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
military force; military strength
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield