demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
dismissal (from a position); discharge
to be entwined; to be involved
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
communism; Communist Party
to take away; to carry off
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
point of reference; reference point
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
direct unforked road; straight path
acid; sourness; sour taste
6th in rank; sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
evacuation route; escape route (for evacuees)
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
premeditated crime; deliberate crime
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven