wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
fields (of rice and other crops)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
anything and everything; just about everything
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
again; once more; a second time
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
number one; first; best; most; game; round
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother