holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
volley (of fire); salvo; fusillade; simultaneous firing (of guns or artillery)
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to stop raining or snowing
serious; severe; grave; acute
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
but; however; even though; even if
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
gradually; slowly but steadily
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
firm; strong; solid; stable
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
usually; under usual circumstances
to be boiled; to be cooked
stone throwing; (throwing) stone
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to take measures (against); to take steps
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
extremely high speed; super speed