holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
unique; peculiar; singular
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
simply put; putting it simply; in short
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
on-the-job training; hands-on training
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
verbal promise; one's word
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
practice; practising; training; study
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
defeating in an instant; instant kill
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
evident; plain; distinct; clear
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)