certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
fit of anger; temper; rage; firecracker
trend; tendency; momentum
control; management; supervision
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
fucking; screwing; having sex
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
daddy's girl; daddy's boy
intimacy; affection; familiarity
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
inattention; absent-mindedness
private citizen; civilian
by sheer strength; by brute force
two (long cylindrical things)
sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
government; administration
burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
position; location; base; point; site
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down