losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
failure; mistake; blunder
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
insert (in a magazine, newspaper, etc.); foldout; insertion
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with