information; news; report; reward; retribution
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
war situation; progress of a battle
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
Chen (ancient Chinese state; approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (of China; 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to run away; to escape safely
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
military clique; military party
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
deceased; late; dead; departed
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
Xia dynasty (of China; ca. 2070-1600 BCE; possibly mythological); Hsia dynasty
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to take back; to recapture
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)