place of execution; execution site
Iron Maiden (heavy metal band)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
death penalty; capital punishment
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
safety; welfare; well-being
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
sudden change; complete change
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
downward adjustment; downward revision
central entrance; slander
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
work-in-progress; working state
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
rapid development; rapid unfolding