straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
twice; again; second time
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
at once; immediately; right now
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
putting into operation; invocation
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
being somewhat excited (agitated)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
outside of; not covered by
future (usually near); prospects
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
the first and second; a few
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to offer (put up) resistance
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
renewal; update; innovation; improvement