to shut in; to confine; to contain
deceiving; cheating; fooling
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
profitable plan; good plan
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to make a person sweat for it
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
incoming telephone call; telegram received
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to compose; to put together
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
settlement; solution; resolution
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory