stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
physical restraint (e.g. by police); (taking into) custody; detention
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to be born; to come into the world
tendency; trend; inclination
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
experience; history; record; career
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; (lit.) to draw the joker (when playing Old Maid)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
2nd day of the month; two days
to think too much; to be over-concerned
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
supervised; under surveillance
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)