伐 - fell, strike, attack

periodic thinning (e.g. forest)

felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering

deforestation

conquest; subjugation; overcoming

felling; logging

reckless deforestation; overcutting of forests

secretly felling trees

clear-cut logging; clear-cutting

brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark

Imjin War (1592-1597)

conquest of the three Koreas (legendary military invasion of the Korean kingdoms; 3rd century CE)

narrow partisanship