immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
(turned out) all right in the end
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
affable; sociable; friendly
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
outward appearance; looks
real intention; true motive; true meaning
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
instability; insecurity; crankiness
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
moisture; humidity; dampness
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
release; liberation; acquittal
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
break in time; interruption; pause
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
boring; dull; uninteresting
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
long-awaited; much-awaited
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support