holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
offender; criminal; culprit
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to need; to demand; to take; to require
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
duty; function; office; mission; task
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
regret; repentance; remorse
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
go that far; to that extent
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
together; at the same time; same; identical
suffix for familiar person
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention