(only) one option; one possible choice
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
concession; conciliation; compromise
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
settlement; solution; resolution
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
creator; inventor; developer
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
idle slumber; indolence; inactivity
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to take photographs for later use; to shoot video for archiving
essence; true nature; substance; reality
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap