I think the problem is the translation and not the word choice. “Samurai” isn’t specifically the name of the warrior caste, bust rather the word used to describe them. There isn’t an exact word that matches it in English, and if the author/translator used a device like google translate, it would ignore it.
The samurai hastened to the lakeside, scooped up water from the shore, and drank greedily of the taste of home. Small boats plied the waters, and villagers going back and forth warmly greeted the samurai, inquiring about the bounty of their capture. Young girls, rowing closer in their boats and clad only in waistcloths, boldly displayed their youthful figures and sang love songs admiring the warriors.
History · Swinging the sword to cut through the clouds and dreams
They didn’t plan on doing it, but once they saw the effect, they incorporated it into their plans. The conquistadors mention giving blankets and other gifts primed with the disease to the merchants.
In fact, it was ultimately the Tlaxcalans who introduced the Spaniards landing in Mexico, provided them with a foothold, detailed information, ample food, and even tens of thousands of servant cannon fodder. Eventually, taking advantage of the Aztec's internal turmoil, the Tlaxcalans and Spaniards were proactively invited into the capital city by Montezuma II, and the smallpox, deliberately spread by the colonizers, destroyed the city of Tenochtitlan in the lake and led to the demise of both the Aztec civilization and the Tlaxcalans themselves amidst the epidemic.
History · Swinging the sword to cut through the clouds and dreams
I'm pretty sure he meant she was camouflaged using mud to hide, not that she actually was “mud-colored.”
Not understanding Kwaku's action, many eyes followed his gaze too. On the side of a mud hut, a body slowly detached and walked to the fore of the indigenes. The muddy toned skin rapidly morphed into a lovely caramel shade, revealing a woman who could only be described as fierce yet mind-blowing.
Games · Kotario
I think demons in Norse mythology are from Muspelheim, which was the fire realm
"Like, one of the nine realms?" he questioned again, and Katharina sighed… "Yes, we're among the Infernal Realms, we're in Underworld or Netherrealm, as you want to call it," Katharina said with a shrug.
Fantasy · Katanexy
Those freaking Canadians
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Eastern · Half a clear breeze
And here I thought this wouldn't be a China-centric novel:/
And even then, his capture was merely due to the fact that he had run out of ammunition. Fifty thousand men against almost a million men. And he only lost because he ran out of bullets.
Fantasy · mrant12
Sadly the words in Cantonese for emperor or god are masculine and can’t be made into female versions
“Got it, this cultivation method isn’t bad…. Frost God’s Sword Technique, the cultivation method of a Martial Emperor from twenty thousand years ago. This Martial Emperor was a formidable cultivator of the sword, and most importantly, she was a woman!”
Eastern · Feng Qin Yang
The word steps is misleading , referring to the stance for each level. Im imagining that more force is delivered at each step
At the highest level, all enemies would drop dead by the time the practitioner takes seven steps.
Eastern · Fruit of Chaos
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The pain that ached his heart was everlasting, and the emptiness he felt was unchanging. It had been 40 years since his wife had passed, yet, his love for her never faded even a little.
Fantasy · Month
Apparently the term “Indians” wasn’t actually a mistaken reference for the Indian Subcontinent, but rather a translation error. It was actually short for indigenous, or the equivalent in 15th century Spanish.
The Milky Way was boundlessly vast, and coincidentally, the once in a decade Leonid meteor shower rained down. On a whim, the youth loudly made a wish to the shooting stars, "I wish to return to the past, lead the destroyed Indian civilization to rise again, defeat the invading European colonizers, and make America belong to the Indians!"
Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!
History · Swinging the sword to cut through the clouds and dreams