Vocabulary

war council; military council held before a battle

flank military formation; troops stationed on either side of the main army

musket-armed foot soldier

vanguard; advance guard; troops stationed in front of the main camp

one's say; one's point; one's case; one's claim

lower heavens (esp. the heaven of the Four Heavenly Kings, the lowest of the six heavens of the desire realm); heaven of enjoying emanations

corps of musketeers; matchlock troops; firearms squad

loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit; crenel; embrasure

to get caught; to be nabbed

tip-off; informing secretly; reporting secretly

dried-up swamp; dried-up marsh; dried-up stream; dry streambed

mountain that yields gold; gold mine

to be resolved; to make up one's mind; to steel oneself; to come to a decision

to snap (something) forcefully; to break by force

feigned loyalty; expression of loyalty; show of loyalty

to come to nothing; to end in failure; to fall through

one's innate character; spirit; backbone

musketeer corps; arquebusier unit; unit of foot soldiers armed with firearms

split firewood; firewood chunks; billet

bow used as a walking stick

loose horse; riderless horse

newly built checkpoint

truly!; indeed!; how true!

to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld

now that; since; so long as; because

alright; of no concern; unproblematic; okay; fine

a-bi-ra-un-ken so-wa-ka (mantra directed to Vairocana)

Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha

steep mountain; precipitous mountain

to totter; to stagger; to tumble; to reel; to become unsteady (of one's feet)

runaway horse; riderless horse

mental illness; madness; insanity

mad laughter; maniacal laughter

tetrahydrocannabinol; THC

interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox

left-handedness; left-handed person; lefty

what is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb

demobilized soldier

you're looking well; how lovely to see you; how wonderful to see you in such good spirits

paranoia