holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
contemplation; meditation
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
real intention; true motive; true meaning
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
armed forces; military; troops
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
recovery; rescue; recapture
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
three days and three nights
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
early (days); initial stage; initial
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend; drift
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
don't worry; no worries; never mind
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)