main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
cigarette end; cigarette butt
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
countermeasure; counter-measure
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
busy; having no time (for)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
counter for (school) periods; nth period
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
quick firing; rapid firing
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
feeling keenly; fully realizing
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand